Olha Bryzhina

Olha Bryshina (. Ukrainian Ольга Бризгіна, English transcription Olha Bryzhina, maiden name russian Ольга Аркадьевна Владыкина - Olga Arkadyevna Wladykina - Olga Vladykina; * June 30, 1963 in Krasnokamsk, Perm Oblast ) is a former Soviet sprinter and Olympic gold medalist.

Career

Born in the RSFSR, she moved to the Ukrainian SSR with the family. Until 1991, she competed for the Soviet Union, then for Ukraine or at the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 for the United team.

Your first major appearance was in Canberra on October 6, 1985. When world record run by Marita Koch ( 47.60 s ), she was the only one in the field who could follow halfway the Germans. Cook on track two constantly pulled Bryshina (lane one) with quasi. So it is with a time of 48.27 s to today among the fastest five runners over the 400 m.

The European Athletics Championships 1986 in Stuttgart, she won the silver medal over 400 meters. The following year she won the gold medal in the 400 m and the silver medal in the 4 x 400 meters relay at the IAAF World Championships in Rome. At the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, she won the gold medal in the 4 x 400 - meter relay.

At the Olympic Summer Games in Seoul in 1988, she won the gold medal over 400 m in front of Petra Müller ( GDR) and Olga Nazarova (URS ), as well as the team gold medal in the 4 x 400 - meter relay along with teammates Tazzjana Ljadouskaja, Olga Nazarova and Marija Pinigina.

Your success of the previous games as she could, starting for the United team that almost repeat at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. This time she won the 400m silver medal behind Marie -José Perec ( FRA ) and before Ximena Restrepo (COL), and the gold medal in the 400 - meter relay with teammates Jelena Rusina, Ljudmyla Dschyhalowa and Olga Nazarova.

Since 1986 she has been married to Victor Bryshin, which was established in 1988 with the Soviet team Olympic gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meters relay. Their daughter Elizabeth Bryshina is also successful as a sprinter.

Personal Best

  • 200 m: 22.44 s, August 29, 1985, Donetsk
  • 400 m: 48.27 s, 6 October, 1985, Canberra Hall: 50.81 s, February 14, 1987, Moscow
400 metres 1987 World Championships in Athletics 1991 World Championships in Athletics 1986 European Athletics Championships Transcription (linguistics) Perm Krai 4 × 400 metres relay Betty Cuthbert Colette Besson Cathy Freeman Tonique Williams-Darling Christine Ohuruogu Ana Guevara Amantle Montsho
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