Valentyna Zhudina
Ukrainian steeplechase runner
Valentyna Zhudina (Ukrainian: Валентина Жудіна, née Horpynych - Горпинич; born 12 March 1983 in Zhytomyr) is a Ukrainian athlete. She competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 22nd with a time of 9:37.90. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she didn't qualify beyond the first round.
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