Valentina Nikonova

{{short description|Soviet fencer}}

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| birth_place = Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

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Valentina Nikonova ({{langx|ru|Валентина Геннадьевна Никонова}}; born 5 March 1952) is a Soviet fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NIKONVAL01 |title=Olympics Statistics: Valentina Nikonova |access-date=12 April 2011 |work=databaseolympics.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/valentina-nikonova-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063201/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/valentina-nikonova-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Valentina Nikonova Olympic Results |access-date=12 April 2011 |work=sports-reference.com}}