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Zoya Mironova

1913-04-27 – 2008-05-04

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Zoya MironovaCredit: Unknown author

Life & Legacy

Zoya Sergeyevna Mironova (née Noskova, Russian: Зоя Сергеевна Миронова, 10 May 1913 – 4 May 2008) was a Russian speed skater and sports surgeon, one of the founders of the sports traumatology in the Soviet Union. She was the head surgeon of the Soviet Olympic team between 1952 and 1976, and personally operated on Olympic champions including Valentin Muratov, Sofia Muratova, Yury Vlasov, Alexander Yakushev and Aleksandr Karshakevich.

Occupation & Career

physician

Education

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

USSR State Prize; Order of Lenin; Order of the Badge of Honour; Medal "For Labour Valour"; Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class; Order of Honour; Order of Friendship; Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Honoured Scientist of the RSFSR; Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR; Prizvanie Prize; Bronze Olympic Order; Silver Olympic Order; Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Bronze Olympic Order · Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR · Honoured Scientist of the RSFSR · Medal "For Labour Valour" · Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" · Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class · Order of Friendship · Order of Honour · Order of Lenin · Order of the Badge of Honour · Prizvanie Prize · Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude · Silver Olympic Order · USSR State Prize

Education & Institutions

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q214496 — wikidata View source

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