Nadezhda Chizhova

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Medal record
Nadezhda Chizhova
Nadezhda Chizhova
Women's Athletics
Competitor for Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze 1968 Mexico City Shot Put
Gold 1972 Munich Shot Put
Silver 1976 Montreal Shot Put
European Championships
Gold 1969 Athens Shot Put

Nadezhda Vladimirovna Chizhova (Russian: Надежда Владимировна Чижова) (born 29 September 1945 in Usolye-Sibirskoye) is a Soviet shot putter who won three Olympic medals and set seven new world records. Nadezhda Chizhova trained at VSS Spartak. She became the first woman to break both the 20 metre and 21 metre barrier. Her toughest rival was Margitta Gummel.

[edit] World records

Her latest record stood until 21 September 1974 when Czechoslovak Helena Fibingerová improved it to 21.57 metres.

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1965 Universiade Budapest, Hungary 2nd
1966 European Indoor Games Dortmund, West Germany 3rd
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st
1967 European Indoor Games Prague, Czechoslovakia 1st
1968 European Indoor Games Madrid, Spain 1st
1969 European Championships Athens, Greece 1st 20.43 m WR
1970 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 1st
Universiade Turin, Italy 1st
1971 European Indoor Championships Sofia, Bulgaria 1st
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st
1972 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 1st
Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 1st 21.03 m WR
1973 Universiade Moscow, Soviet Union 1st
1974 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd
European Championships Rome, Italy 1st
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 2nd

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Records
Preceded by
Women's Shot Put World Record Holder
September 7, 1972September 21, 1974
Succeeded by
Flag of Czechoslovakia Helena Fibingerová
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Unknown
Women's Shot Put Best Year Performance
19721973
Succeeded by
Flag of Czechoslovakia Helena Fibingerová