[4] In 1953, she became the first woman to throw over 16 meters when she threw 16.20 m.[5] As a child Zybina was much weakened by hunger and cold during the Siege of Leningrad in World War II, which killed her mother and brother,[4] while her father died at the front lines.

[6] Yet, by 1950, she had become a top Soviet thrower and won a bronze in the javelin at the European championships.

[5] In 1959, she gave birth to a son, which caused her to demonstrate a sub-par performance at the 1960 Olympics (seventh place).

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