Tatyana Kolpakova

Tatiana Alekseyevna Kolpakowa (Russian Татьяна Алексеевна Колпакова, English transcription Tatyana Kolpakova, married Аббясова - Abbjassowa - Abbyasowa, . Born October 18, 1959 in Alamedin ) is a former Kyrgyz long jumper, the Olympic champion was for the Soviet Union.

Born in a small village south of Frunze, now Bishkek, they began in 1974 with the long jump.

In the Indoor Athletics Championships 1980 in Sindelfingen, she was fifth with 6.47 m and seven inches behind bronze. Before the Olympic Games in 1980, the world record of the Lithuanian Vilma Bardauskienė stood at 7.09 m. In Moscow led from the third passage Tatjana Skatschko with 7.01 m. In the third last attempt of the competition Tatjana Kolpakowa achieved a personal best with 7.06 m. Immediately after her jumped Brigitte Wujak from the GDR to 7.04 m. In the previously best long jump competition of all time three jumpers had the seven- meter mark and surpassed Kolpakowa was the surprising Olympic gold medalist.

In 1981, she won at the Universiade with 6.83 meters and finished third at the European Cup with 6,59 m. In the Soviet Championships, she never came in the top three jumpers.

Tatjana Kolpakowa is 1,69 m tall and weighed in their active time 60 kg. After her sports studies at the University of Frunze, she married long jumper Shamil Abbjassow. The couple has three children.

Personal best

• Long Jump: 7.06 m, July 31, 1980, Moscow Hall: 6,59 m, February 15, 1983, Moscow