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Yelena Petushkova, Olympic champion in the individual dressage in 1972, passed away on 8 January 2007. Petushkova first competed in the Olympics in Mexico 1968, when she finished 6th in the individual event, and won a silver medal with the Soviet team. Four years later that team performance was repeated, winning her third Olympic medal.

After her active career Petushkova, who was also for some time married to high jump champion Valery Brumel, served as president of the Russian Equestrian Federation (1996-1999) and as vice-president of the USSR National Olympic Committee (1983-1991).

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