Tatyana Ledovskaya
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Athletics | ||
| Representing Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1988 Seoul | 4 × 400 m relay | |
| 1988 Seoul | 400 m hurdles | |
| World Championships | ||
| 1991 Tokyo | 400 m hurdles | |
| 1991 Tokyo | 4 × 400 m relay | |
| European Championships | ||
| 1990 Split | 400 m hurdles | |
| 1990 Split | 4 × 400 m relay | |
Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya (Belarusian: Таццяна Міхайлаўна Ледаўская, Russian: Татьяна Михайловна Ледовская; born 21 May 1966 in Shchyokino, Tula Oblast) is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union and later Belarus, training in Minsk.
Biography
She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400 metre hurdles, where she won the silver medal.[1] She followed this up with a leg in the 4 × 400 metres relay where she won the gold medal with her teammates individual gold medalist Olga Bryzgina, individual bronze medalist Olga Nazarova and Mariya Pinigina, setting a new world record of 3:15.17 minutes which is still unbeaten (as of 2022).[2] Ledovskaya is also the 1991 World Champion in 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m relay. She later represented Belarus, including at the 1996 Olympics.
Ledovskaya was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Soviet Union / Belarus | |||||
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 53.18 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:15.17 | |||
| 1989 | World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 54.86 |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 53.62 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m | 3:23.34 | |||
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 53.16 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:18.43 | |||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 54.31 |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | semi-final | 400 m hurdles | 54.60 |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | semi-final | 400 m hurdles | Disq (56.03 in ht) |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | semi-final | 400 m hurdles | 54.99 |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tatyana Ledovskaya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Athletics - World Record progression". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2006.
External links
- Tatyana Ledovskaya at World Athletics
- Tatiana Ledovskaya at Olympics.com
- Tatsiana Ledauskaya at Olympedia
- Tatyana Ledovskaya at the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus
- Biography and photo (archived) (in Russian)