Galina Tsareva

Galina Georgievna Tsareva (Галина Георгиевна Царева; born 19 April 1950) is a retired Soviet sprint cyclist who dominated the UCI Track Cycling World Championships of 1969–1980, winning 6 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals. Between 1969 and 1987 she won at least 10 national titles. She had an unusually long cycling career and was a candidate for the 1988 Olympic team, when women's track cycling was first introduced to the Olympics.

She married cycling coach Aleksandr Kuznetsov, they have three children. Nikolai (b. 1973) is a Russian cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics; Aleksei is also a competitive cyclist, whereas Svetlana (b. 1985) is a prominent Russian tennis player.

Major Results

 * 1969
 * UCI World Championships
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Sprint


 * 1970
 * UCI World Championships
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Sprint


 * 1971
 * UCI World Championships
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Sprint


 * 1974
 * UCI World Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Sprint


 * 1977
 * UCI World Championships
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Sprint


 * 1978
 * UCI World Championships
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Sprint


 * 1979
 * UCI World Championships
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Sprint


 * 1980
 * UCI World Championships
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Sprint


 * 1987
 * 3rd Paris, Sprint


 * 1989
 * 1st Paris, Sprint