Nadezhda Chernyshova

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameNadezhda Petrovna•Chernyshova
Used nameNadezhda•Chernyshova
Original nameНадежда Петровна•Чернышёва
Born21 March 1951 in Kazan, Respublika Tatarstan (RUS)
Died3 May 2019 (aged 68 years 1 month 13 days) in Moskva (Moscow), Moskva (RUS)
Measurements151 cm / 42 kg
AffiliationsDynamo Moskva, Moskva (RUS)
NOC Soviet Union
Nationality Russian Federation
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

During the 1970s Nadezhda Chernyshova represented Dynamo Moskva as a rowing coxswain. Chernyshova was a five-time Soviet champion and was part of the national squad during the second half of the decade. At the 1976 Montréal Olympics she won silver as the cox in the women’s quadruple sculls. Two years later she won bronze in the same event at the World Rowing Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1976 Summer Olympics Rowing URS RUS Nadezhda Chernyshova
Quadruple Sculls, Women (Olympic) Soviet Union 2 Silver