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Emma Vasilyevna Gapchenko (Russian: Эмма Васильевна Гапченко; 24 February 1938 – 6 December 2021) was Russian archer.[1] She won three gold medals at the world championships in 1969–73 and a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics. At the European championships she won the team gold medal in 1970–74 and individual silvers in 1970 and 1974. She never won a Soviet title.[2]

Emma Gapchenko

Gapchenko in 1952
Personal information
Born	24 February 1938 (1938-02-24) Stupino, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	6 December 2021(2021-12-06) (aged 83)
Sport
Sport	Archery
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1972 Munich Individual World Archery Championships 1969 Valley Forge Team 1971 York Individual 1973 Grenoble Team 1973 Grenoble Individual

Gapchenko trained in running, swimming and volleyball before taking up archery at an advanced age of 28. After retiring from competitions she worked as an archery coach and judge.[2]

She died on 6 December 2021, at the age of 83.[1]

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- [en] Emma Gapchenko

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[it] Ėmma Gapčenko

Ėmma Vasil'evna Gapčenko (in russo: Эмма Васильевна Гапченко?; Stupino, 24 febbraio 1938 – 6 dicembre 2021[1]) è stata un'arciera sovietica.

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[ru] Гапченко, Эмма Васильевна

Эмма Васильевна Гапченко (24 февраля 1938 — 6 декабря 2021, Ступино, Московская область, РСФСР, СССР) — советская спортсменка (стрельба из лука), заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1971).

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