Olesya Forsheva
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Competitor for  Russia
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2004 Athens | 4x400 m relay |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2005 Helsinki | 4x400 m relay |
| World Indoor Championships | ||
| Gold | 2004 Budapest | 4x400 m relay |
| Gold | 2006 Moscow | 400m |
| Gold | 2006 Moscow | 4x400 m relay |
| Silver | 2004 Budapest | 400m |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
| Gold | 2011 Paris | 4x400 m relay |
| Silver | 2011 Paris | 400m |
Olesya Aleksandrovna Forsheva (Russian: Олеся Александровна Форшева, born July 8, 1979 in Nizhny Tagil, Russian SFSR) (née Krasnomovets Russian: Красномовец) is a Russian athlete.
She was born in Nizhny Tagil and is married to Dmitriy Forshev.
Specializing in the 400 metres, she won a silver medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In addition, she won the silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 Olympics and a gold medal in the same event at the 2005 World Championships. At the IAAF World Indoor Championships 2006 in Moscow she won the Gold Medal for 400 metres women with a winning time of 50.04 seconds. In addition she again won the relay with the Russian team.
Personal bests
- 500 metres - 66.31 (2006)- indoors, world record
- 400 metres - 50.04 (2006)- indoors, 50.19 - outdoors
- 200 metres - 23.09 (2005)
External links
- Olesya Forsheva profile at IAAF
- Profile on sports-reference.com
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