Tamara Press

Tamara Press
Tamara Press at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1937-05-10)10 May 1937
Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died26 April 2021(2021-04-26) (aged 83)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
Sport
SportShot put, discus throw
ClubTrud St. Petersburg
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1960 Rome Shot put
1964 Tokyo Shot put
1964 Tokyo Discus throw
1960 Rome Discus throw
European Championships
1958 Stockholm Discus throw
1962 Belgrade Shot put
1962 Belgrade Discus throw
1958 Stockholm Shot put
Universiade
1961 Sofia Discus throw
1963 Porto Alegre Discus throw

Tamara Natanovna Press (10 May 1937 – 26 April 2021) 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).

Her younger sister Irina Press was also a prominent track athlete, mostly in the sprint events.


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