How to Pronounce Tamara Tyshkevich
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Mar 31, 1931 Vitebsk, Belarus Died on 27 Dec 1997 (aged 66)
Belarusian shot putter
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About Tamara Tyshkevich
- Tamara Andreevna Tyshkevich (Belarusian: ?????? ????????? ????????, Russian: ?????? ????????? ????????; 31 March 1931 – 27 December 1997) was a Soviet shot putter.
- She won an Olympic gold medal in 1956 and placed fourth in 1952, losing to her long-term rival Galina Zybina.
- At the European championships she won a bronze medal in 1954 and a silver in 1958.Tyshkevich was born in Belarus.
- During World War II her family fled to Saint Petersburg, Russia, where she spent most of her life.
- She took up athletics in 1947 and retired in 1962, becoming an athletics coach.
