Galina Gorokhova
Soviet fencer
- Born
- 31 August 1938, Moscow
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union, Russia
- Sport
- fencing
- Occupation
- fencer, coach
- Height
- 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
- Weight
- 59 kg (130 lb)
Galina Yevgenyevna Gorokhova (Russian: Галина Евгеньевна Горохова; born 31 August 1938) is a Russian and former Soviet retired fencer and five-time Olympic medalist, as well as a nine-time world gold medalist. She is also the coach of the Russian Olympic fencing team.
She is a laureate of the national sports award of the Ministry of Sport of Russia, in the nomination "Epoch in Sport".
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – women's foil | ||
| fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – women's team foil | 1960 | |
| fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – women's team foil | 1964 | |
| fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – women's team foil | 1968 |
Awards and honours
- Silver Olympic Order 1998
- Honored Physical Culture Worker of the Russian Federation
- Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
- Medal "For Distinguished Labour"
- Medal "For Labour Valour"
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
- Medal "Veteran of Labour"
- Merited Coach of Russia
- Merited Coach of the USSR
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q272122 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.