Tamara Pavlovna Garkushina (Russian: Тамара Павловна Гаркушина; born 1 February 1946) is a retired Russian track cyclist who won six world titles in the 3 km individual pursuit, in 1967 and 1970–1974.

She also won more than 30 national titles in the individual and team pursuit events in 1966–1976.

[1] Garkushina was born in a working-class family in a small village in Lipetsk Oblast.

After retiring from competition, she worked as a post office clerk (1980–1982) and then as a cycling coach (1982–1985).

From 1985 till retirement in 1993 she worked at machinery plants in Tula.