Tatyana Karakashyants

Tatyana Maximovna Karakashyants (née Vereina, later Karakashyants and Petrukhina; Russian: Татьяна Максимовна Каракашьянц, December 21, 1925 – October 13, 2004) was a Soviet diver and diving coach. She competed in the 10 m platform at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and finished in sixth and fifth place, respectively.[1] She won this event at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships.[2]

Tatyana Karakashyants

Personal information
Born	(1925-12-21)December 21, 1925 Kursk, Soviet Union
Died	October 13, 2004(2004-10-13) (aged 78) Moscow, Russia
Sport
Sport	Diving
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union European Championships 1954 Turin 10 m platform

After retiring from competitive diving, she worked as a diving coach in sports society Spartak. She was an Honored Coach of the Soviet Union. Among her students were Vladimir Vasin, Nataliya Lobanova and Yelena Miroshina.

She died at the age of 78 in Moscow and was buried at the Nikolo-Arkhangelskoe Cemetery.