Galina Chistyakova

Galina Valentinovna Chistyakova (Russian: Галина Валентиновна Чистякова, Slovak: Galina Čisťaková; born 26 July 1962 in Izmail, Ukrainian SSR) is a retired athlete who represented the USSR and later Slovakia.

She trained at Burevestnik in Moscow. Competing in long jump, Galina Chistyakova won the 1985 European Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the European Championships one year later. In 1988 she managed to win an Olympic bronze medal in Seoul as well as jumping 7.52 metres, the current world record for women. More gold medals at Indoor Championships followed, and in 1990 she even won the first triple jump event held at the European Indoor Championships. Later that year she underwent a knee operation and never returned to her old form.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union she became a Russian citizen. At the end of her career she received Slovak citizenship and represented Slovakia. She used to hold the Slovak triple jump record with 14.41 metres, achieved in July 1996 in London. This mark was bettered by Dana Velďáková. Married to retired triple jumper Aleksander Beskrovnyi, the couple now lives in Slovakia.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Soviet Union
1985	European Indoor Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	Long jump
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	2nd	Long jump
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	2nd	Long jump
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Long jump
	Summer Olympics	Seoul, South Korea	3rd	Long jump
1989	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	1st	Long jump
	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	Long jump
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	1st	Long jump
			1st	Triple jump

External links

• IAAF profile for Galina Chistyakova

Records
Preceded by Heike Drechsler Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Women's Long Jump World Record Holder June 11, 1988 —	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Li Huirong	Women's Triple Jump World Record Holder Not officially ratified by the IAAF 2 July 1989 – 25 August 1990	Succeeded by Li Huirong
Sporting positions
Preceded by Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Women's Long Jump Best Year Performance 1988–1990	Succeeded by Heike Drechsler