Valentina Maksimova
Personal information
Born21 May 1937
Tula, Russia
Sport
SportTrack cycling
ClubSpartak Tula
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World championships
Silver medal – second place1958 ParisSprint
Silver medal – second place1959 AmsterdamSprint
Silver medal – second place1960 LeipzigSprint
Silver medal – second place1961 ZürichSprint

Valentina Mikhailovna Maksimova (Russian: Валентина Михайловна Максимова; born 21 May 1937) is a retired Russian track cyclist. She won silver medals in the sprint at four consecutive world championships in 1958–1961, behind Galina Ermolaeva.[1] Between 1953 and 1955 she set seven Soviet records in 200–500 m events.[2]

Maksimova graduated from the Institute of Pedagogy in Tula and then from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, where she also defended a PhD on training sprint cyclists.[3] From 1985 to 1993 she headed the women's section of the Soviet Cycling Federation, and since 1988 was an executive member of the Russian Cycling Federation.[2]

References

  1. Valentina Maximova Pantilova. cyclingarchives.com
  2. 1 2 Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. 2003. p. 68. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  3. Максимова Валентина Михайловна. velorider.ru
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