Olesya Zykina

Olesya Zykina

Personal information
Born	October 7, 1980
Medal record Women's Athletics Competitor for Russia Olympic Games Bronze 2000 Sydney 4x400 m relay Silver 2004 Athens 4x400 m relay World Championships Silver 2003 Paris 4x400 m relay Bronze 2001 Edmonton 4x400 m relay World Indoor Championships Gold 2008 Valencia 400 m Gold 2008 Valencia 4x400 m relay Bronze 2001 Lisboa 400 m

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.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	8th	100 m
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisboa, Portugal	3rd	400 m
			1st	4x400 m relay
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	6th	400 m
			3rd	4x400 m relay
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	400 m
			2nd	4x400 m relay
	World Cup	Madrid, Spain	3rd	400 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, UK	1st	4x400 m relay
	World Championships	Paris, France	6th	400 m
			2nd	4x400 m relay
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	5th	400 m
2004	Summer Olympics	Athens, Greece	2nd	4x400 m relay
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	400 m
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	3rd	400 m

Personal bests

• 100 metres - 11.84 s (1998)
• 200 metres - 22.55 s (2005)
• 400 metres - 50.15 s (2001)

External links

• IAAF profile for Olesya Zykina