Yulia Ryabchinskaya Explained

Yulia Ryabchinskaya (21 January 1947 - 13 January 1973) was a canoeist from Ukraine and Olympic champion. She represented the USSR at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning the gold in the K-1 500 m event.^{[1] [2]}

Only four months after her Olympic victory, Ryabchinskaya was taking part in winter training at Lake Paleostomi in the Soviet republic of Georgia when she fell into the water and died from abrupt cooling.^[3] An international competition is held in her honor in Moscow every spring.^[3]

Ryabchinskaya also won a gold in the K-4 500 m event at the 1971 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Belgrade.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=18&sp=CAN "1972 Summer Olympics  - München, Germany  - Canoeing"
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035213/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/yuliya-riabchynska-1.html Sports-reference.com profile
3. Book: Wallechinsky. David. David Wallechinsky. Loucky. Jaime. 2012. The Complete Book of the Olympics 2012 Edition. 535. London. Aurum Press. 978-1-84513-695-6.
4. Web site: Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 . 10 June 2022 . 5 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 . dead .
5. Web site: Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 . 12 October 2023 . 9 November 2009 . https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results/1107/0,Medal_winners_since_1936/1510/0 . dead .