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'''Galina Dolgushina''' ({{lang-kk|Галина Долгушина}}; born March 28, 1981 in [[Almaty]]) is a Kazakhstani [[modern pentathlon|modern pentathlete]].<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Galina Dolgushina|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/galina-dolgushina-1.html|30 December 2012}}{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215181939/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/galina-dolgushina-1.html |date=December 15, 2012 }} </ref> As of 2011, she is ranked no. 194 in the world by the [[Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne]] (UIPM).

Dolgushina qualified for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], where she competed in the [[Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's|women's modern pentathlon]], along with her teammate [[Lada Jienbalanova]]. During the competition, Dolgushina struggled to attain a higher position in the early rounds, with slightly fair scores in [[pistol shooting]], and freestyle swimming. She quickly moved to the top of the rankings, when she finished third in a one-touch [[épée]] fencing, and thirteenth in show jumping. In the end, Dolgushina finished the event with cross-country running in twenty-sixth place, for a total score of 5,216 points.<ref>{{cite news|title=Women's Modern Pentathlon |url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/modernpentathlon/resultsandschedules/rsc=MPW001000/standings.html |publisher=[[NBC Olympics]] |accessdate=29 December 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730210522/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/modernpentathlon/resultsandschedules/rsc=MPW001000/standings.html |archivedate=30 July 2012 |df= }}</ref>

At the [[2010 Asian Games]] in [[Guangzhou, China]], Dolgushina became one of the major highlights in the [[Modern pentathlon at the 2010 Asian Games|women's modern pentathlon]], when a nine-year-old retired racehorse died from a neck injury following a spill that left her hospitalized. Dolgushina appeared to be having a difficulty handling the horse, which failed to jump twice over the course barrier and repeatedly knocked off other obstacles. She almost completed the course of the show jumping segment, until she was suddenly thrown forward and pinned by the horse's body. Dolgushina was immediately taken by an ambulance to nearby hospital, where her condition was later upgraded to stable.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zhang |first=Yuchen |title=Kazakh rider hospitalized in pentathlon spill |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2010asiangames/2010-11/24/content_11599782.htm |publisher=[[China Daily]] |date=24 November 2010 |accessdate=30 December 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{UIPM | galina-dolgushina | Galina DOLGUSHINA }} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120817230047/http://www.pentathlon.org/component/uipm/athleteprofile/pentathlete/1528-galina-dolgushina archived page from Pentathlon.org])
* [http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=61305/bio/index.html NBC Olympics Profile]

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[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani female modern pentathletes]]
[[Category:Olympic modern pentathletes of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Modern pentathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Modern pentathletes at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Modern pentathletes at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in modern pentathlon]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Almaty]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games]]


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