Olga Bryzgina

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Medal record
Olga Bryzgina
Women's Athletics
Olympic Games
Competitor for  Soviet Union
Gold	1988 Seoul	400 m
Gold	1988 Seoul	4x400 m relay
Competitor for  Unified Team
Gold	1992 Barcelona	4x400 m relay
Silver	1992 Barcelona	400 m
World Championships
Competitor for  Soviet Union
Gold	1987 Rome	400 m
Gold	1991 Tokyo	4x400 m relay
Silver	1987 Rome	4x400 m relay

Olga Arkad'evna Bryzgina (maiden name Olga Arkad'evna Vladykina; Russian: Ольга Аркадьевна Брызгина (Владыкина)) (born June 30, 1963 in Krasnokamsk, Perm Oblast) is a retired athlete who represented USSR (until 1991) and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team set a new world record of 3:15.17 minutes which is still unbeaten (as of 2007).^[1] Bryzgina also became world champion in 1987. Her personal best of 48.27 seconds is the 4th best result of all times.

[edit] Personal bests

• 200 metres - 22.44 (1985)
• 400 metres - 48.27 (1985)

[edit] Major achievements

[edit] References

1. ^ Athletics - World Record progression. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on September 12, 2006.

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Olga Bryzgina

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