Valentina Polkhanova

{{short description|Russian cyclist}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|8|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Russia

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| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

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{{MedalSport | Women's road cycling}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1993 Oslo|Team time trial}}

{{MedalGold|1994 Agrigento|Team time trial}}

{{MedalBronze|1990 Utsunomiya|Team time trial}}

{{MedalBronze|1991 Stuttgart|Team time trial}}

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Valentina Polkhanova (Russian: Валентина Николаевна Полханова, born 15 August 1971 in Russia) is a Russian road racing cyclist. She won a gold medal at the UCI Road World Championships in the team time trial in 1993 and 1994 and a bronze medal in 1990 and 1991. In 1994 she also won the Tour de France Féminin.{{cite news|title=Valentina Polkhanova|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=5721|publisher=cyclingarchives.com|access-date=5 July 2013}}