Nadezhda Ilyina

Nadezhda Leonidovna Iljina (Russian Надежда Леонидовна Ильина, English transcription Nadezhda Ilyina, born Колесникова - Kolesnikova - Kolesnikova, . Born January 24, 1949 in Selenokumsk; † December 7, 2013 in Moscow Oblast ) was a Soviet sprinter, to be the 400 -meter run had specialized.

Career

At the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 she retired from the semi-final and came up with the Soviet team in the 4 x 400 - meter relay team to eighth place. In 1973 she won at the Universiade.

In 1974 she won silver at the IAAF European Indoor Championships. At the European Athletics Championships in Rome, she finished fourth in the individual competition and won bronze with the Soviet team in the 4 x 400 - meter relay. 1975 was followed by another silver medal at European Indoor Championships.

The following year, they again reached the semi-finals at the Olympic Games in Montreal. In the 4 x 400 meters relay she won the bronze medal with the Soviet quartet.

Three times she was Soviet champion outdoors (1973-1975) and twice in the Hall (1973, 1974).

Nadezhda Iljina came on December 7, 2013 in a car accident.

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Personal Best

• 400 m: 51.19 s, May 29, 1976 Munich Hall: 52,44 s, March 10, 1974, Gothenburg