Valentina Vladimirovna Cherkasova (Russian: Валентина Владимировна Черкасова, before 1977 Makarova; born June 22, 1958) is a Soviet sport shooter.[1] She won the Bronze medal in the 50 m rifle 3 pos in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. [2][3][4]

Valentina Cherkasova
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 50 m rifle 3 pos

She was born in Jõhvi. In 1981 she graduated from a sport school in Moscow.[1]

She began her shooting career in 1971 in Narva, coached by Vladimir Sidorov. In 1988 Summer Olympics in Soul, she won bronze medal. In 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she finished 5th. She is 3-times Estonian champion. 1975–1977 she was a member of Estonian national shooting team. She was also a member of Soviet Union national shooting team.[1]

Since about late-1970s she is living in Russia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Valentina_Makarova". esbl.ee. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ "ISSF Profile". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  3. ^ "Sports-reference Profile". Sports-reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  4. ^ ".Database Olympics Profile". www.databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-06-30.