Margarita Ponomaryova

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Personal information

Born

June 19, 1963

Medal record

Women's athletics
Representing Russia
World Championships
Silver	1993 Stuttgart	4×400m relay
Bronze	1993 Stuttgart	400m hurdles

Margarita Anatolyevna Ponomaryova (also known as Margarita Khromova) (Russian: Маргарита Хромова-Пономарева; born June 19, 1963 in Balkhash, Kazakh SSR)^[1] is a retired hurdler from Russia, best known for setting the world record in the women's 400 metres hurdles in 1984.

She won the bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles event at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Born in Kazakhstan she represented the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Ponomaryova was known by her married name of Khromova from 1985-1989, before reverting to her maiden name from 1990 onwards.

Achievements

1981	European Junior Championships	Utrecht, Netherlands	3rd	400m h	57.45
1981	European Junior Championships	Utrecht, Netherlands	2nd	4x400m	3:31.41
1985	World Cup	Canberra, Australia	6th	400m h	56.90
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	400m h	55.56
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	semi-final	400m h	54.86
1989	World Student Games (Universiade)	Duisburg, Germany	1st	400m h	57.03
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	5th	400m h	55.22
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	2nd	4x400m	3:27.95
	European Cup	Frankfurt, Germany	1st	400m h	54.42
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	8th	400m h	55.27
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	6th	400m h	54.83
1992	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	3rd	400m h	56.46
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd	400m h	53.48
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	4x400m	3:18.38

References

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↑ Margarita Ponomaryova. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-05-27.

Records
Preceded by Anna Ambraziené	Women's 400m Hurdles World Record Holder June 22, 1984 – September 22, 1985	Succeeded by Sabine Busch
Sporting positions
Preceded by Anna Ambraziené	Women's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1984	Succeeded by Sabine Busch

Persondata
Name	Ponomaryova, Margarita
Alternative names	Маргарита Хромова-Пономарева; Margarita Khromova; Margarita Anatolyevna Ponomaryova; Маргарита Анатольевна Пономарева
Short description	Russian and Soviet hurdler
Date of birth	June 19, 1963
Place of birth	Balkhash, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death
Place of death

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