Valentina Chumicheva

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameValentina Nikolayevna•Chumicheva (-Dedova)
Used nameValentina•Chumicheva
Original nameВалентина Николаевна•Чумичева (-Дедова)
Born10 August 1931 in Moskva (Moscow), Moskva (RUS)
Died3 January 2021
NOC Soviet Union
Nationality Russian Federation

Biography

Valentina Chumicheva was a Soviet diver who specialised in the 3m springboard during the 1950s. Chumicheva competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, with a best finish of fifth place in Australia. She was a three-time USSR champion (1952, 1956, 1958) and won gold at the 1954 European Aquatic Championships and a bronze at the European Championships in 1958. After becoming a mother Chumicheva ended her competitive career and became a coach. Her students included future Olympic champion Yelena Vaytsekhovskaya and Soviet champion Vyacheslav Strakhov.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1952 Summer Olympics Diving (Aquatics) URS RUS Valentina Chumicheva
Springboard, Women (Olympic) 10 r1/2
1956 Summer Olympics Diving (Aquatics) URS RUS Valentina Chumicheva
Springboard, Women (Olympic) 5

Special Notes