Tamara Natanovna Press[nb 1] (10 May 1937 – 26 April 2021)[1] was a Soviet athlete who dominated the shot put and discus throw in the early 1960s. She won three gold medals and one silver medal at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and three European titles in 1958–1962. Between 1959 and 1965, she set 11 world records: five in the shot put and six in the discus. Domestically, she held 16 national titles, nine in the shot put (1958–66) and seven in the discus (1960–66).[2]
Tamara Press was born to parents in Kharkov. Her father died fighting in World War II in 1942, while her mother took the daughters to Samarkand, where they started training in athletics.[4][5] In 1955, Press moved to Leningrad to train under the renowned coach Viktor Alekseyev. Next year, she was shortlisted for the Olympic team, but was cut due to a strong domestic competition in the throwing events.[6][7] She subsequently won four Olympic medals, three of them gold.
Retirement and gender rumors
Both sisters were accused of being either secretly male or intersex.[4][8][9] They retired in 1966, just before sex verification became mandatory on location.[10] In 1942 wartime Soviet evacuation records (at age 5) Tamara Press is documented as a girl.[11]
tamara, press, tamara, natanovna, press, 1937, april, 2021, soviet, athlete, dominated, shot, discus, throw, early, 1960s, three, gold, medals, silver, medal, 1960, 1964, olympics, three, european, titles, 1958, 1962, between, 1959, 1965, world, records, five,. Tamara Natanovna Press nb 1 10 May 1937 26 April 2021 1 was a Soviet athlete who dominated the shot put and discus throw in the early 1960s She won three gold medals and one silver medal at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and three European titles in 1958 1962 Between 1959 and 1965 she set 11 world records five in the shot put and six in the discus Domestically she held 16 national titles nine in the shot put 1958 66 and seven in the discus 1960 66 2 Tamara PressTamara Press at the 1964 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn 1937 05 10 10 May 1937Kharkov Ukrainian SSR Soviet UnionDied26 April 2021 2021 04 26 aged 83 Moscow RussiaHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Weight102 kg 225 lb SportSportShot put discus throwClubTrud St PetersburgMedal record Representing Soviet UnionOlympic Games1960 Rome Shot put1964 Tokyo Shot put1964 Tokyo Discus throw1960 Rome Discus throwEuropean Championships1958 Stockholm Discus throw1962 Belgrade Shot put1962 Belgrade Discus throw1958 Stockholm Shot putUniversiade1961 Sofia Discus throw1963 Porto Alegre Discus throwHer younger sister Irina Press was also a prominent track athlete mostly in the sprint events 3 Contents 1 Career 2 Retirement and gender rumors 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditTamara Press was born to parents in Kharkov Her father died fighting in World War II in 1942 while her mother took the daughters to Samarkand where they started training in athletics 4 5 In 1955 Press moved to Leningrad to train under the renowned coach Viktor Alekseyev Next year she was shortlisted for the Olympic team but was cut due to a strong domestic competition in the throwing events 6 7 She subsequently won four Olympic medals three of them gold Retirement and gender rumors EditBoth sisters were accused of being either secretly male or intersex 4 8 9 They retired in 1966 just before sex verification became mandatory on location 10 In 1942 wartime Soviet evacuation records at age 5 Tamara Press is documented as a girl 11 In retirement Press worked as an athletics coach and official in Moscow 3 She wrote several books on sport social and economical subjects In 1974 she defended a PhD in pedagogy 2 She was awarded the Order of Lenin 1960 Order of the Badge of Honour 1964 and Order of Friendship 1997 6 12 Notes Edit Russian Tamara Natanovna Press Ukrainian Tamara Natanivna Press Tamara Natanivna PressReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tamara Press Sandomir Richard 4 May 2021 Tamara Press Olympian Whose Feats Raised Questions Dies at 83 The New York Times a b c Press Tamara Natanovna Olympic Encyclopedia 2006 a b c Tamara Press sports reference com a b c Irina Press Telegraph co uk 31 May 2004 a b Uri Miller Jews in Sport in the USSR Yivo Encyclopedia Archived from the original on 29 April 2015 a b c Press Tamara Natanovna excelion ru Jewish Girl Winner of Olympic Gold Medal Decorated in Moscow 3 October 1960 Retrieved 27 April 2021 Switch hitter If a man has a sex change can he compete in the Olympics as a woman thestraightdope com 22 August 2008 Olympic Gender Drama The Press Sisters TransGriot 9 November 2011 Wallechinsky David 2012 The Book of Olympic Lists Aurum Press p 20 ISBN 978 1 84513 773 1 Tamara Press in evacuation lists 1942 a b Press Tamara Natanovna Great Soviet Encyclopedia External links EditPhoto in old ageRecordsPreceded byNina Dumbadze Women s Discus World Record Holder12 September 1960 5 November 1967 Succeeded byLiesel Westermann Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tamara Press amp oldid 1169442400, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
