Galina Tsareva Explained

Birth Date:19 April 1950
Birth Place:Velikie Luki, Russia
Sport:Track cycling
Club:Lokomotiv
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Galina Georgievna Tsareva (Russian: Галина Георгиевна Царева; born 19 April 1950) is a retired Soviet sprint cyclist who dominated the UCI Track Cycling World Championships of 1969–1980, winning 6 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals. Between 1969 and 1987 she won at least 10 national titles. She had an unusually long cycling career and was a candidate for the 1988 Olympic team, when women's track cycling was first introduced to the Olympics.

She married cycling coach Aleksandr Kuznetsov, they have three children. Nikolai (b. 1973) is a Russian cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics; Aleksei is also a competitive cyclist, whereas Svetlana (b. 1985) is a prominent Russian tennis player.

Major Results

1969
  • UCI World Championships
  • 1st Sprint
    1970
  • UCI World Championships
  • 1st Sprint
    1971
  • UCI World Championships
  • 1st Sprint
    1974
  • UCI World Championships
  • 3rd Sprint
    1977
  • UCI World Championships
  • 1st Sprint
    1978
  • UCI World Championships
  • 1st Sprint
    1979
  • UCI World Championships
  • 1st Sprint
    1980
  • UCI World Championships
  • 2nd Sprint
    1987
  • 3rd Paris, Sprint
    1989
  • 1st Paris, Sprin