Valentina Vladimirovna Cherkasova (; born June 22, 1958) is a Soviet sport shooter. She won the Bronze medal in the 50 m rifle 3 pos in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

She was born in Jõhvi. In 1981 she graduated from a sport school in Moscow.

Valentina Cherkasova

She began her shooting career in 1971 in Narva, coached by Vladimir Sidorov. In 1988 Summer Olympics in Soul, she won bronze medal. In 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she finished 5th. She is 3-times Estonian champion. 1975–1977 she was a member of Estonian national shooting team. She was also a member of Soviet Union national shooting team.

Valentina Cherkasova

Since about late-1970s she is living in Russia.

Valentina Cherkasova

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1958 births

Soviet female sport shooters

ISSF rifle shooters

Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union

Olympic medalists in shooting

Living people

Olympic shooters for the Soviet Union

Olympic shooters for the Unified Team

Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR

Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics

People from Jõhvi