| Native name | Georgian: საიდა გუმბა |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Saida Kanosovna Gunba |
| Birth date | 30 August 1959 |
| Birth place | Sukhumi, Georgian SSR |
| Death date | 30 August 1959 24 November 2018 |
| Death place | Pitsunda, Abkhazia |
| Club | Burevestnik Tbilisi |
| Show-medals | y |
Saida Kanosovna Gunba (Georgian: საიდა გუმბა; 30 August 1959 – 24 November 2018[1])[2] was a Soviet javelin thrower. Gunba was affiliated with Burevestnik Tbilisi.
She competed for the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, where she won the silver medal in the women's javelin competition.[3] She also finished fifth at the 1979 IAAF World Cup.
Her personal best throw was 68.28 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in 1980.[3]
References
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- ^ Создана комиссия по организации похорон Саиды Гунба Archived 2018-11-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Sports-reference