Nijolė Medvedeva

Nijolė Medvedeva
Personal information
Born 21 October 1960 (age 54)
Kelmė, Lithuania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport Long jump

Nijolė Medvedeva (née Bluskitė on 21 October 1960[1] or 20 June 1960.[2]) is a retired Lithuanian long jumper who won a bronze medal at the 1985 World Indoor Championships. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final.[1] Mevdedeva was the first Lithuanian woman to jump over 7 meters and has her personal best at 7.14 m (1988). She also competed in sprint running events at the national level.[2]

In 1987 Medvedeva graduated from the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences and then until 1989 worked as an instructor at the Dynamo sportclub. Since 1990s she worked in business.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nijolė Medvedeva. Sports-Reference.com
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bluškytė Nijolė, Medvedeva. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport

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