Olga Rukavishnikova

Olga Alexandrovna Rukawischnikowa (Russian Ольга Александровна Рукавишникова, English transcription Olga Rukavishnikova, . Born March 13, 1955 in Severodvinsk ) is a former Soviet track and field athlete.

In 1975, she won at the Universiade bronze in the pentathlon. In 1977 she became Soviet champion in the long jump.

At the last edition of the Olympic women's pentathlon in Moscow in 1980 she won with her personal best of 4937 points behind silver Nadezhda Tkachenko who set a world record with 5087 points.

Personal best

  • Long jump: 6,79 m, July 24, 1980, Moscow
  • Pentathlon: 4937 points, July 24, 1980, Moscow
  • Heptathlon: 6008 points, June 28, 1981, Kiev
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