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Maria Itkina
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Maria Itkina at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1932-05-03)3 May 1932
Roslavl, Russia
Died 1 December 2020(2020-12-01) (aged 88)
Minks, Belarus
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 60–400 m
Club Spartak Minsk
Dynamo Minsk
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m – 11.4 (1960)
200 m – 23.4 (1956)
400 m – 52.9 (1965)
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Athletics Championships
Gold 1954 Bern 200 m
Gold 1954 Bern 4×100 m
Gold 1958 Stockholm 400 m
Gold 1962 Belgrade 400 m
Bronze 1958 Stockholm 400 m

Maria (also "Mariya" and "Marina") Leontievna Itkina (Belarusian: Марыя Лявонцеўна Іткіна; Russian: Мария Леонтьевна Иткина; 3 May 1932 – 1 December 2020) was a Soviet runner. She set multiple world records in many sprint events. She competed at the 1956 and 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished four times in fourth place. Itkina held 17 Soviet sprint titles.

Itkina died in Minsk, Belarus on 1 December 2020 at the age of 88.

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