Valentina Maksimova

Valentina Maksimova
Personal information
Born21 May 1937
Tula, Russia
Sport
SportTrack cycling
ClubSpartak Tula
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World championships
Silver medal – second place 1958 Paris Sprint
Silver medal – second place 1959 Amsterdam Sprint
Silver medal – second place 1960 Leipzig Sprint
Silver medal – second place 1961 Zürich Sprint

Valentina Mikhailovna Maksimova (Russian: Валентина Михайловна Максимова; born 21 May 1937) is a retired Russian track cyclist. She won silver medals in the sprint at four consecutive world championships in 1958–1961, behind Galina Ermolaeva.[1] Between 1953 and 1955 she set seven Soviet records in 200–500 m events.[2]

Maksimova graduated from the Institute of Pedagogy in Tula and then from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, where she also defended a PhD on training sprint cyclists.[3] From 1985 to 1993 she headed the women's section of the Soviet Cycling Federation, and since 1988 was an executive member of the Russian Cycling Federation.[2]

References

  1. ^ Valentina Maximova Pantilova. cyclingarchives.com
  2. ^ a b Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. 2003. p. 68. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  3. ^ Максимова Валентина Михайловна. velorider.ru