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Galina Malchugina

Galina Malchugina, Russian sprinter

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Born
December 17, 1962
Age in 2026
64
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1962

About Galina Malchugina

Galina Vyacheslavovna Malchugina (Russian: Галина Вячеславовна Мальчугина, born 17 December 1962 in Bryansk) is a retired sprinter from Russia. Competing for the Soviet (later Unified Team, later Russian) relay team, she won medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics. In the individual distance 200 metres her success came mostly on European level, although she won a bronze medal at the 1995 World Championships. Her daughter Yuliya Chermoshanskaya won a gold medal in 4 × 100 metre relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics but was later stripped of this medal due to doping charges.

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Career and life highlights

Galina Malchugina timeline

  1. Competing for the Soviet (later Unified Team, later Russian) relay team, she won medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics.
  2. In the individual distance 200 metres her success came mostly on European level, although she won a bronze medal at the 1995 World Championships.
  3. Her daughter Yuliya Chermoshanskaya won a gold medal in 4 × 100 metre relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics but was later stripped of this medal due to doping charges.
  4. Her daughter Yuliya Chermoshanskaya won a gold medal in 4 × 100 metre relay at the 2008.

The world when Galina Malchugina was born

Galina Malchugina was born in 1962. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1962

  • #1 song"I Can't Stop Loving You" – Ray Charles
  • Top movieLawrence of Arabia
  • Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
  • Best-selling bookA Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single NBA game
  • Top headlineCuban Missile Crisis — world comes closest to nuclear war
  • Technology milestoneJohn Glenn orbits the Earth
  • Defining fadJames Bond mania (Dr. No released)
  • Notable inventionLED (light-emitting diode)
  • World population3.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population186.5M

1962 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Galina Malchugina's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19622026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,800$435,000
Average income$7,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.70$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population186.5M341 million

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