Olga Shishigina

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Olga Shishigina
Personal information
Born December 23, 1968

Olga Vasilyevna Shishigina (Russian: Ольга Васильевна Шишигина; born 23 December 1968 in Almaty) is a retired Kazakhstani track and field athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres hurdles. She won an Olympic gold medal in 2000, and many on regional and continental level.

She was banned between 1996 and 1998 for failing a drug test.

Personal bests

Date Event Venue Time Note
June 27, 1995 100 m hurdles Luzern 12.44 Asian record
March 5, 1999 60 m hurdles Maebashi 7.86
May 27, 2000 100 m Almaty 11.13

Achievements

1993 Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 3rd 100 m hurdles
1994 Asian Games Hiroshima, Japan 1st 100 m hurdles
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 2nd 60 m hurdles
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 100 m hurdles
Central Asian Games Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1st 100 m hurdles
1998 Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 1st 100 m hurdles
Asian Championships Fukuoka, Japan 1st 100 m hurdles
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 1st 60 m hurdles
Central Asian Games Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 1st 100 metres
Central Asian Games Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 1st 100 m hurdles
2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 1st 100 m hurdles
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 4th 60 m hurdles
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd 100 m hurdles

See also

  • List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Russia Tatyana Reshetnykova
Bulgaria Svetla Dimitrova
Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance
1995
Succeeded by
Sweden Ludmila Engquist
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