Svetlana Babich

For the water polo player, see Svetlana Koroleva (water polo).

Svetlana Vladimirovna Babich (Russian: Светлана Владимировна Бабич, née Королёва, Korolyova; born July 17, 1947) is a retired female javelin thrower who represented the Soviet Union twice at the Summer Olympics: 1972 and 1976. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's javelin throw event at the 1973 Summer Universiade.^[2]

Svetlana Babich

Personal information
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1947-07-17) July 17, 1947 (age 78) Pavlovsk, Altai Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union
Sport	Javelin throw
Club	Dynamo Moskva oblast
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1972 Summer Olympics: Women's Javelin throw – 8th 1976 Summer Olympics: Women's Javelin throw – 6th
Personal best	63.74 m (209 ft 1 in) (1976)[1]
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Women's Javelin throw Universiade 1973 Moscow Women's Javelin throw