Nadezhda Chizhova

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.

World records

• 16.60 metres in 1964 (world junior record)
• 18.67 metres on 28 April 1968 in Sochi
• 19.72 metres on 30 May 1969 in Moscow
• 20.09 metres on 13 July 1969 in Chorzów
• 20.43 metres on 16 September 1969 in Athens
• 20.63 metres on 19 May 1972 in Sochi
• 21.03 metres on 7 September 1972 in Munich
• 21.20 metres on 28 August 1973 in Lvov

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

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
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	20.96 m

External links

• Sporting Heroes

Records
Preceded by —	Women's Shot Put World Record Holder 7 September 1972 – 21 September 1974	Succeeded by Helena Fibingerová