Olesya Zykina
Russian sprinter
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| Born | October 7, 1980 (1980-10-07) (age 43) Kaluga, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olesya Nikolaevna Zykina (Russian: Олеся Николаевна Зыкина, born October 7, 1980, in Kaluga) is a Russian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 8th | 100m | 11.88 | wind: +1.7 m/s |
| 2nd | 4×400m relay | 3:32.35 | ||||
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 3rd | 400 m | 51.71 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.00 | ||||
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | 400 m | 50.93 | ||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.92 | ||||
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 400 m | 50.45 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.59 | ||||
| World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | 400 m | 50.67 | ||
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.45 | |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 6th | 400 m | 50.59 | ||
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.91 | ||||
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 5th | 400 m | 51.81 | ||
| 2004 | Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.16 | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 400 m | 51.24 | |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 400 m | 51.69 | |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 1st | 400 m | 51.09 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.17 |
Personal bests
- 100 metres - 11.84 s (1998)
- 200 metres - 22.55 s (2005)
- 400 metres - 51.09 s (2008)
References
- Olesya Zykina at World Athletics
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World champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay
- 1983:
Kerstin Walther, Sabine Busch, Marita Koch, Dagmar Rübsam, Undine Bremer, Ellen Fiedler (GDR) - 1987: Dagmar Neubauer, Kirsten Emmelmann, Petra Müller, Sabine Busch, Cornelia Ullrich (GDR)
- 1991:
Tatyana Ledovskaya, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova, Olga Nazarova, Olha Bryzhina, Anna Chuprina (URS) - 1993:
Gwen Torrence, Maicel Malone-Wallace, Natasha Kaiser, Jearl Miles, Terri Dendy, Michelle Collins (USA) - 1995: Kim Graham, Rochelle Stevens, Camara Jones, Jearl Miles, Nicole Green (USA)
- 1997:
Anke Feller, Uta Rohländer, Anja Rücker, Grit Breuer (GER) - 1999:
Tatyana Chebykina, Svetlana Goncharenko, Olga Kotlyarova, Natalya Nazarova, Natalya Sharova, Yekaterina Bakhvalova (RUS) - 2001:
Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott-Pomales, Debbie-Ann Parris, Lorraine Fenton, Michelle Burgher, Deon Hemmings (JAM) - 2003: Demetria Washington, Jearl Miles Clark, Me'Lisa Barber, Sanya Richards, DeeDee Trotter (USA)
- 2005: Yuliya Pechonkina, Olesya Krasnomovets, Natalya Antyukh, Svetlana Pospelova, Tatyana Firova, Olesya Zykina (RUS)
- 2007: DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Mary Wineberg, Sanya Richards, Monique Hennagan, Natasha Hastings (USA)
- 2009: Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, Lashinda Demus, Sanya Richards, Natasha Hastings, Jessica Beard (USA)
- 2011: Sanya Richards-Ross, Allyson Felix, Jessica Beard, Francena McCorory, Natasha Hastings, Keshia Baker (USA)
- 2013: Jessica Beard, Natasha Hastings, Ashley Spencer, Francena McCorory, Joanna Atkins (USA)
- 2015: Christine Day, Shericka Jackson, Stephenie Ann McPherson, Novlene Williams-Mills, Anastasia Le-Roy, Chrisann Gordon (JAM)
- 2017: Quanera Hayes, Allyson Felix, Shakima Wimbley, Phyllis Francis, Kendall Ellis, Natasha Hastings (USA)
- 2019: Phyllis Francis, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad, Wadeline Jonathas, Jessica Beard, Allyson Felix, Kendall Ellis, Courtney Okolo (USA)
- 2022: Talitha Diggs, Abby Steiner, Britton Wilson, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Kaylin Whitney, Allyson Felix, Jaide Stepter Baynes (USA)
- 2023:
Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters, Femke Bol, Lisanne de Witte (NED)
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