How to Pronounce Galina Yermolayeva (cyclist)
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Feb 04, 1937 Novokhopyorsk, Russia 87 years old
Soviet racing cyclist
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About Galina Yermolayeva Cyclist
- Galina Vasilievna Yermolayeva (Russian: ?????? ?????????? ?????????; born 4 February 1937) is a retired Soviet sprint cyclist who dominated the UCI Track Cycling World Championships of 1958–1973, winning 6 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze medals.
- Between 1956 and 1973 she also won at least 10 national titles.She was born in Novokhopyorsk, but after World War II her family moved to Moscow, where her father worked as a taxi driver.
- As a teenager she competed at the national level in cross-country skiing but then after a frostbite accident changed to cycling.
- Later for her cycling achievements she was given a car, a personal gift of Leonid Brezhnev.She graduated in construction engineer and later married Anatoly Vasiliev (Russian: ???????? ?????´???? ????????), changing her last name to Vasilieva.
