Raisa Obodovskaya
Raisa Obodovskaya in 1967
Personal information
Born6 August 1948
Merefa, Ukraine
Died30 July 2012 (aged 63)
Sport
SportCycling
ClubAvangard
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Track World Championships
Silver medal – second place1967 AmsterdamIndividual pursuit
Gold medal – first place1968 RomeIndividual pursuit
Gold medal – first place1969 BrnoIndividual pursuit
Silver medal – second place1970 LeicesterIndividual pursuit
Road World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Leicester Road race

Raisa Andreevna Obodovskaya (Russian: Раиса Андреевна Ободовская; 6 August 1948 – 30 July 2012) was a Soviet track and road cyclist. Between 1967 and 1970 she won two gold and two silver medals in the 3 km individual pursuit at world championships, as well as a bronze in the road race in 1970.[1][2][3][4]

In November 1969 she married Yury Gladkov, and later gave birth to daughters Marina and Tanya. She resumed competitions in the late 1970s and won three national titles in road events in 1979–1981. She retired in 1984[2] and later worked as a director of sports school in Kharkiv.[4]

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