Sofia MURATOVA passed away....

The former member of successful Soviet national teams in the Fifties and Sixties of the last century, Sofia MURATOVA - born 1929 in Leningrad - died this week in her hometown Moscow. The two-time Olympic all-around medallist won seven Olympic and five world championship medals from 1954 to 1960. Together with her famous husband Valentin Muratov they were one of the most decorated married couples in gymnastics, having won a combined 12 Olympic and 11 world championship medals. Muratov, 78, won four Olympic gold medals and tied for the world all-around title in 1954.
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