Olesya Zykina

Olesya Zykina
Personal information
BornOctober 7, 1980 (1980-10-07) (age 44)
Kaluga, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Country Russia
SportWomen's athletics
Medal record
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney 4 × 400 m relay
2004 Athens 4 × 400 m relay
World Championships
2003 Paris 4 × 400 m relay
2001 Edmonton 4 × 400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
2008 Valencia 400 m
2008 Valencia 4 × 400 m relay
2001 Lisboa 400 m

Olesya Nikolaevna Zykina (Russian: Олеся Николаевна Зыкина, born October 7, 1980, in Kaluga) is a Russian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.

International competitions

Representing  Russia
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 8th 100 m 11.88 wind: +1.7 m/s
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.35
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 3rd 400 m 51.71
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.00
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 6th 400 m 50.93
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:24.92
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 400 m 50.45
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.59
World Cup Madrid, Spain 3rd 400 m 50.67
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.45
World Championships Paris, France 6th 400 m 50.59
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:22.91
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 5th 400 m 51.81
2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:20.16
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 400 m 51.24
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd 400 m 51.69
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 1st 400 m 51.09
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.17

Personal bests

References

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