Olga Shuryepova-Goryunova, was born August 7, 1947 in Grodno, Belarus and passed away on August 30, 2020 in Plano, TX, after a severe and prolonged illness.
Olga graduated from Bogomolets Ukrainian National Medical University in 1969 and worked as a Doctor of Sport Medicines for 40 years. She was a Master of Sports in high jump and was part of the USSR National track team in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She also authored two autobiographical books.
She is survived by her daughter: Sasha Witt, son-in-law: Russell Witt, granddaughter: Nika Witt, grandson: Alexander Shuryepov Witt, her sister: Natalya Sokolskaya, nieces and nephews: Anna, Natalia, Eugene and Alexei Shuryepovs.