Tamara Sosnova

Tamara Sosnova

Tamara Sosnova in 1966
Personal information
Born	(1949-12-18)18 December 1949 Moscow, Soviet Union
Died	10 August 2011(2011-08-10) (aged 61) Moscow, Russia
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Spartak Moscow
Medal record Representing Soviet Union European Championships 1966 Utrecht 4×100 m freestyle 1966 Utrecht 400 m freestyle

Tamara Mikhaylovna Sosnova (Russian: Тамара Михайловна Соснова; 18 December 1949 – 10 August 2011) was a Soviet freestyle swimmer who won two medals at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships. She also competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics but did not reach the finals. Between 1964 and 1968 she won 10 national championships and set 21 national records in 100 m (1), 200 m (4), 400 m (8), 800 m (3), 1500 m (1) and freestyle relays (4).

She was the younger sister of Galina Sosnova. After marriage, she changed her last name to Kravchenko (Russian: Кравченко). Her husband, Vladimir Kravchenko, also competed in swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics. After retiring from swimming she taught at the Russian State Agricultural University.

External links

• Profile at Infosport.ru (in Russian)