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Olga Nazarova

Full name: Olga Vladimirovna Nazarova
Original name: Ольга Владимировна Назарова
Gender: Female
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Weight: 126 lbs (57 kg)
Born: June 1, 1965 in Tula, Tula, Russia
Affiliations: SA Moskva
Country: URS Soviet Union, EUN Unified Team
Sport: Athletics

Medals: 2 Gold, 1 Bronze (3 Total)

Biography

Olga Nazarova won most of her international medals in the 4×400 relay. She made her international début at the 1987 World Championships, winning silver in the 4×400. Her best international tournament was the 1988 Olympics where she won bronze in the 400 and was a member of the Soviet 4×400 relay team that won the gold medal with a world record of 3:15.18, which still stands as of January 2012. Nazarova won two more 4×400 gold medals at major international tournaments, at the 1991 World Championships and at the 1992 Olympics, before retiring after the fall of Soviet Union. Nazarova was also Soviet 400 champion in 1987-88 and 1992.

Personal Best: 400 – 49.11 (1988).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1988 Summer 23 Seoul Athletics Women's 400 metres Soviet Union URS 3 Bronze
1988 Summer 23 Seoul Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay Soviet Union URS 1 Gold WR
1992 Summer 27 Barcelona Athletics Women's 400 metres Unified Team EUN 4
1992 Summer 27 Barcelona Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay Unified Team EUN 1 Gold

Women's 400 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T(A) L
1988 Summer 23 Seoul Athletics Soviet Union Final 3 49.90 4
1988 Summer 23 Seoul Athletics Soviet Union Semi-Finals Heat One 1 QU 49.11 5
1988 Summer 23 Seoul Athletics Soviet Union Quarter-Finals Heat Four 1 QU 50.26 6
1988 Summer 23 Seoul Athletics Soviet Union Round One Heat One 1 QU 52.18 2
1992 Summer 27 Barcelona Athletics Unified Team Final 4 49.69 8
1992 Summer 27 Barcelona Athletics Unified Team Semi-Finals Heat Two 2 QU 50.31 4
1992 Summer 27 Barcelona Athletics Unified Team Quarter-Finals Heat Two 3 QU 51.30 6
1992 Summer 27 Barcelona Athletics Unified Team Round One Heat Four 2 QU 52.09 4

Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T(A) ST
1988 Summer 23 Seoul Athletics Soviet Union URS Final 1 WR 3:15.18 47,82
1988 Summer 23 Seoul Athletics Soviet Union URS Round One Heat Two 3 QU 3:27.14
1992 Summer 27 Barcelona Athletics Unified Team EUN Final 1 3:20.20 49,1