Career

Bryndzei made her first international appearance in 1976 at the World Allround Championships in Gjøvik where she finished 16th. She also participated in the World Sprint Championships two weeks later, finishing 23rd. At the 1980 Winter Olympics of Lake Placid, she competed in the 1,500 m, resulting in an 18th place.

To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Bryndzei skated her personal records.

Achievements

• Skating for Dynamo Kiev, Vera Bryndzei won a silver medal at the Soviet Sprint Championships in 1975. She would eventually win two more national medals, both at the Soviet Allround Championships: silver in 1977 and bronze in 1978. Her only international success came the next year when Bryndzei became the 1977 World Allround Champion in Keystone. In 1978, Bryndzei did not successfully defend her World Champion title, finishing in a disappointing 14th place.