Nina Serbina

Nina Serbina (Ukrainian: Ніна Сербіна; born 21 July 1951) is a Ukrainian former high jumper who competed for the Soviet Union.

She was a bronze medallist at the 1979 IAAF World Cup, held in Montreal, with a jump of 1.90 m (6 ft 2+3⁄4 in).

[1] Her lifetime best of 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) was set in 1980 in Chernihiv.

[2] Serbina was among the most highly ranked athletes during her career, being the sixth best performer in the world in 1979 then the fourth best of 1980 (third in Europe).

[3][4] She is married to professional Latvian chess player Zigurds Lanka.