Maryna Bazanova

Maryna Bazanova (Ukrainian: Марина Базанова, 25 December 1962 – 27 April 2020) was a Ukrainian handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics and for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Maryna Bazanova

Personal information
Native name	Марина Базанова
Born	(1962-12-25)25 December 1962 Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	27 April 2020(2020-04-27) (aged 57) Bremen, Germany
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Sport	Handball
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team World Championship 1982 Hungary Team 1986 Netherlands Team 1990 South Korea Team Representing  Unified Team Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team

Bazanova was born in Omsk and played for Spartak Kiev, TuS Walle Bremen and Werder Bremen. In 1988 she won the bronze medal with the Soviet team. She played all five matches and scored 13 goals.

Four years later she was a member of the Unified Team which won the bronze medal. She played all five matches and scored 19 goals.

She also won the World Women's Handball Championship three times, in 1982, 1986 and 1990.[1]

She died in Bremen, Germany.