Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

competes at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

2009 World Championships in Athletics

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

from 15–23 August. A team of over 100 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition, one of the largest squads in the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards

2009 World Championships in Athletics qualification standards

The following marks are the A and B qualification standards for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. Each country may send a maximum of four athletes who have attained the A qualification mark in each specific event. A maximum of three athletes can compete in that event, with the sole...

. Yelena Isinbayeva

Yelena Isinbayeva

Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva is a Russian pole vaulter. She is twice an Olympic gold medalist , five-times a World Champion, and the current world record holder in the event...

, Tatyana Lebedeva

Tatyana Lebedeva

Tatyana Romanovna Lebedeva is a Russian athlete who competes in both the long jump and triple jump events. She is one of most successful athletes in the disciplines, having won gold medals at Olympic, world and European levels...

, Yekaterina Volkova

Yekaterina Volkova

Yekaterina Gennadiyevna Volkova is a Russian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.In her major international debut she won the silver medal at the 2005 World Championships...

, and Olga Kaniskina

Olga Kaniskina

Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina is a Russian race walker. She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships and gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...

 are the defending champions in their respective events. The 2008 Olympic

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 champion Valeriy Borchin

Valeriy Borchin

Valeriy Viktorovich Borchin is a race walker from Russia who is the reigning Olympic and World champion over the 20 km distance....

, and world record holder Gulnara Galkina-Samitova, are also competing. Russia will be represented in all the women's events, and furthermore, only five men's events will not feature a Russian competitor.

Team selection

Track and road events

Event	Athletes
	Men	Women
100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...		Yevgeniya Polyakova Yevgeniya Polyakova Yevgeniya Andreevna Polyakova is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.Polyakova represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed first in front of Jade Bailey and Sherone Simpson in a time of 11.24 to... Anna Geflikh
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Roman Smirnov Roman Smirnov (athlete) Roman Petrovich Smirnov is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.57 seconds, achieved in June 2008 in Chania. He also has 10.38 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Zhukovskiy; and 6.74 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in December 2005...	Yuliya Gushchina Yuliya Gushchina Yuliya Aleksandrovna Gushchina is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Gushchina represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 4x100 metres relay, together with Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya and Yevgeniya Polyakova. In their first round... Yelena Bolsun Yelena Bolsun -Achievements:-References:*... Olga Zaitseva Olga Zaitseva Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva is a Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994.-Career:*Winter Olympics*2010 - gold medal in the relay, silver medal in the 12.5 km mass start*2006 - gold medal in the relay...
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Maksim Dyldin Maksim Dyldin Maksim Sergeyevich Dyldin is a Russian sprint athlete.-External links:*...	Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres... Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Alexandrovna Kapachinskaya is a sprint athlete.At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2004 she won the 200 m, but was stripped of the title after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid stanozolol... Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova is a Russian sprint athlete.Litvinova won the silver medal in the 4x400m Women's relay for Russia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Yuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy Mikhailovich Borzakovskiy is a Russian middle distance athlete specializing in the 800 metres.-Athletic career:Borzakovskiy's first major international success was a victory at the 2000 European Indoor Championships when he was only 18 years old. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he reached the...	Mariya Savinova Mariya Savinova Mariya Savinova is a Russian athlete, who specializes in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona with a time of 1:58.22.... Svetlana Klyuka Svetlana Klyuka Svetlana Vasiliyevna Klyuka is a Russian middle distance runner. Klyuka ran the 6th fastest women's 800m time in the world in 2006, a 1:57:21. She was the winner of the 2006 European Cup.-Achievements:-References:... Elena Kofanova
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...		Anna Alminova Anna Alminova Anna Alminova is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She was the European indoor champion in the 1500 m in 2009.-Career:In the 800 metres, she finished fifth at the 2003 World Youth Championships... Natalya Evdokimova Oksana Zbrozhek Oksana Zbrozhek Oksana Zbrozhek is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She won the gold medal at the 2007 European Indoor Championships and the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships...
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...		Elizaveta Grechishnikova Natalya Popova
10,000 metres	Anatoliy Rybakov	Liliya Shobukhova Liliya Shobukhova Liliya Bulatovna Shobukhova is a Russian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. She previously specialized in the 3000 and 5000 metres track events.... Mariya Konovalova Mariya Konovalova Mariya Ivanovna Konovalova is a Russian long-distance runner. She has represented Russia in both track running and cross country running and was the silver medallist at the 2006 European Cross Country Championships... Kseniya Agafonova Kseniya Agafonova Kseniya Agafonova is a Russian long-distance runner.She finished fifth in 5000 metres at the 2007 World Athletics Final. She was the 2009 winner of the Fukuoka International Cross Country meeting....
Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...	Oleg Kulkov Oleg Kulkov Oleg Kulkov is a Russian marathon runner.He won the Zurich Marathon in 2008, recording a personal best time of 2:11:15. This qualified him to represent Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics and he finished 29th overall in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Games... Yuriy Abramov Sergei Rybin Mikhail Limaev	Svetlana Zakharova Svetlana Zakharova (athlete) Svetlana Vladimirovna Zakharova , is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in marathon races. She won several international marathons, such as: the Honolulu Marathon , the Chicago Marathon and the Boston Marathon... Nailiya Yulamanova Nailiya Yulamanova Nailiya Yulamanova is a Russian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.She won the Saransk Marathon in 2006 and went on to finish twelfth at the 2006 European Championships and 32nd at the 2007 World Championships. She won the Prague International Marathon in 2007 and the Istanbul... Olga Glok Alevtina Biktimirova Alevtina Biktimirova Alevtina Biktimirova is a Russian long-distance runner, who specialises in the marathon.Alevtina placed first in the women's division in the Eurocity Frankfurt Marathon in October 2005. She finished sixth in the 2006 Boston Marathon and was the youngest person in the elite field... Lyubov Morgunova Lyubov Morgunova Lyubov Morgunova is a long-distance runner from Russia. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 23rd place. Morgunova set her personal best in the same year, clocking 2:26:33.-Achievements:...
100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	—	Yuliya Kondakova Tatyana Dektiareva Yekaterina Shtepa
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...		—
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Aleksandr Dereviagin	Yuliya Pechonkina Yuliya Pechonkina Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay.... Natalya Antyukh Natalya Antyukh Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh is a Russian athlete who primarily competed in the 400 metres and 400 metre hurdles.In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.... Yelena Churakova Yelena Churakova Yelena Anatolyevna Churakova is a Russian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-External links:... Natalya Ivanova Natalya Ivanova Natalya Nikolaevna Ivanova is a Russian hurdler. She finished fifth in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also ran in the heats for Russia's 4 x 400m relay team in the 2004 Olympics...  (reserve)
3000 m steeplechase	Ildar Minshin Ildar Minshin Ildar Salikhovich Minshin is a Russian track and field athlete who mainly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-References:...	Yekaterina Volkova Yekaterina Volkova Yekaterina Gennadiyevna Volkova is a Russian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.In her major international debut she won the silver medal at the 2005 World Championships... Gulnara Galkina-Samitova Yuliya Zarudneva Yuliya Zarudneva Yuliya Mikhailovna Zaripova is a Russian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase event.Her first continental medals came at the 2008 European Cross Country Championships, where she won the bronze medal and silver team medal with Russia in the women's under-23 race... Yelena Sidorchenkova Yelena Sidorchenkova Yelena Sidorchenkova is a Russian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.She finished sixth in 3000 m steeplechase at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and eleventh in 3000 metres at the 2008 World Indoor Championships.-Personal bests:*800 metres - 2:03.90 min...
20 km race walk	Valeriy Borchin Valeriy Borchin Valeriy Viktorovich Borchin is a race walker from Russia who is the reigning Olympic and World champion over the 20 km distance.... Petr Trofimov Andrey Krivov Andrey Krivov -Achievements:-References:...	Olga Kaniskina Olga Kaniskina Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina is a Russian race walker. She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships and gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics... Anisiya Kirdiapkina Vera Sokolova Vera Sokolova Vera Sokolova is a Russian race walker.A gold medalist on the track at World Youth and European Junior level, she won her first major senior medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, taking the 20 km road walk bronze medal... Larisa Emelianova
50 km race walk	Denis Nizhegorodov Denis Nizhegorodov Denis Gennadyevich Nizhegorodov is a Russian race walker and current world record holder in the 50 km racewalk, with a time of 3:34:14, set in Cheboksary on May 11, 2008.-Achievements:-References:... Sergey Kirdiapkin Yuriy Andronov Yuriy Andronov -Achievements:-References:*...	—
4×100 metres relay		Yevgeniya Polyakova Yevgeniya Polyakova Yevgeniya Andreevna Polyakova is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.Polyakova represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed first in front of Jade Bailey and Sherone Simpson in a time of 11.24 to... Yuliya Gushchina Yuliya Gushchina Yuliya Aleksandrovna Gushchina is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Gushchina represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 4x100 metres relay, together with Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya and Yevgeniya Polyakova. In their first round... Natalya Rusakova Yuliya Chermoshanskaya Yuliya Chermoshanskaya Yuliya Igorevna Chermoshanskaya is a Russian athlete and daughter of Galina Malchugina.Chermoshanskaya represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 4x100 metres relay, together with Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina and Yevgeniya Polyakova... Aleksandra Fedoriva Aleksandra Fedoriva Aleksandra Andreyevna Fedoriva is a Russian athlete.Fedoriva represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 4x100 metres relay, together with Yuliya Chermoshanskaya, Yulia Gushchina and Yevgeniya Polyakova. In their first round heat they placed second behind Jamaica,...
4×400 metres relay	Maksim Dyldin Maksim Dyldin Maksim Sergeyevich Dyldin is a Russian sprint athlete.-External links:*... Konstantin Svechkar Konstantin Svechkar Konstantin Svechkar is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Svechkar won bronze medals in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 Universiade, together with teammates Dmitriy Petrov, Alexander Borshchenko and Vladislav Frolov, and at the 2006 World Indoor Championships with Aleksandr... Valentin Krugliakov Anton Kokorin Anton Kokorin Anton Sergeyevich Kokorin is a Russian sprint athlete.-External links:*...	Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres... Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Alexandrovna Kapachinskaya is a sprint athlete.At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2004 she won the 200 m, but was stripped of the title after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid stanozolol... Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova is a Russian sprint athlete.Litvinova won the silver medal in the 4x400m Women's relay for Russia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th... Tatyana Firova Tatyana Firova Tatyana Pavlovna Firova is a Russian sprint athlete.Firova won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Two years later, at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha, she finished second behind American athlete Debbie Dunn in the 400 metres, obtaining her first... Natalya Antyukh Natalya Antyukh Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh is a Russian athlete who primarily competed in the 400 metres and 400 metre hurdles.In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics....

Field and combined events

Event	Athletes
	Men	Women
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Viktor Chistiakov Viktor Chistiakov Viktor Chistiakov is a Russian pole vaulter. He competed a period for Australia.Born the same year as Dmitri Markov, Chistiakov won the 1994 World Junior Championships when Markov placed third. The roles were reversed at the European Indoor Championships.... Aleksandr Gripich Aleksandr Gripich Aleksandr Gripich is a Russian pole vaulter.He finished fifth at the 2009 World Championships and competed at the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 5.75 metres, achieved at the 2009 World Championships.... Igor Pavlov	Yelena Isinbayeva Yelena Isinbayeva Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva is a Russian pole vaulter. She is twice an Olympic gold medalist , five-times a World Champion, and the current world record holder in the event... Yuliya Golubchikova Yuliya Golubchikova Yuliya Golubchikova is a Russian pole vaulter.Golubchikova's personal best jump is 4.75 metres, achieved at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing where she ended on a fourth place . She has 4.75 metres indoor.-Achievements:-External links:* *... Aleksandra Kiryashova Aleksandra Kiryashova Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Kiryashova is a Russian pole vaulter. Her personal best jump is 4.65 metres.- Achievements :- References :... Tatyana Polnova Tatyana Polnova Tatyana Polnova , née Zaykova is a Russian pole vaulter. Between 1998 and 2002 she competed for Turkey under the Turkish name Tuna Köstem. She is currently Fenerbahçe Athletics Club member....
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Ivan Ukhov Ivan Ukhov Ivan Sergeyevich Ukhov is a Russian high jumper. He won gold medals at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He was also the silver medallist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and the winner of the high jump at the inaugural 2010... Yaroslav Rybakov Yaroslav Rybakov Yaroslav Vladimirovich Rybakov is a Russian high jumper.He is the 2002 European Champion high jumper, and at the 2005 World Championships he shared the silver medal with Victor Moya of Cuba.... Andrei Tereshin	Anna Chicherova Anna Chicherova Anna Vladimirovna Chicherova is a Russian high jumper. She was the gold medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics... Yelena Slesarenko Yelena Slesarenko -2004:Largely unknown before 2004, she kickstarted the season by clearing 2.04 metres and winning the World Indoor Championships. When the outdoor season started she won the SPAR European Cup with the same result, improving her personal best from 1.97... Svetlana Shkolina Svetlana Shkolina Svetlana Vladimirovna Shkolina is a Russian high jumper. Her personal best is 2.00 metres, achieved in February 2010 in Arnstadt-Early career:...
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Aleksandr Menkov Aleksandr Menkov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Menkov is a Russian track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.He set a personal best jump of 8.16 metres in June 2009 in Kemerovo. He won the gold medal at the 2009 European Junior Championships, and competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the...	Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Romanovna Lebedeva is a Russian athlete who competes in both the long jump and triple jump events. She is one of most successful athletes in the disciplines, having won gold medals at Olympic, world and European levels... Yelena Sokolova Yelena Sokolova (athlete) Yelena Sokolova is a Russian long jumper.She finished fifth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships, and won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade. In 2009 she won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships with an indoor personal best of 6.84 metres... Irina Meleshina Olga Kucherenko Olga Kucherenko Olga Kucherenko is a Russian long jumper.She won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. Her personal best jump is 7.13 metres, achieved in May 2010 in Sochi. She has 6.87 metres on the indoor...
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Igor Spasovkhodskiy Igor Spasovkhodskiy Igor Igorevich Spasovkhodskiy is a Russian triple jumper. He is best known for his bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships, which he took with a personal best jump of 17.44 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Yevgeniy Plotnir	Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Romanovna Lebedeva is a Russian athlete who competes in both the long jump and triple jump events. She is one of most successful athletes in the disciplines, having won gold medals at Olympic, world and European levels... Nadezhda Alekhina Anna Pyatykh Anna Pyatykh Anna Viktorovna Pyatykh is a professional Russian triple jumper. She has won the SPAR European Cup four consecutive times, won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki and has also competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics.In 2006 she finished second at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor...
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Maksim Sidorov Maksim Sidorov Maksim Viktorovich Sidorov is a Russian shot putter. He has a personal best throw of .-Career:*2011Sidorov took his first senior international championship medal, when he threw 20.55m for bronze at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Paris. He threw 21.45m on the 22nd July to win the... Pavel Sofin Pavel Sofin Pavel Sofin is a Russian shot putter.His personal best is 20.63 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Sochi. He has 20.68 metres on the indoor track, achieved in March 2006 in Moscow.-Achievements:-References:... Valeriy Kokoev	Anna Avdeeva
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Bogdan Pishchalnikov Bogdan Pishchalnikov Bogdan Pishchalnikov is a Russian discus thrower. He is the brother of Darya Pishchalnikova and Kirill Pishchalnikov.He finished eleventh at the 2003 Universiade and seventh at the 2006 IAAF World Cup... Nikolay Sedyuk	Natalya Sadova Natalya Sadova Natalya Ivanovna Sadova , née Koptyukh is a Russian discus thrower who has competed in many Olympiads.She won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece in 2004, as well as a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and placed fourth in 2000 Summer... Svetlana Saikina
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Aleksey Zagorniy	Tatyana Lysenko Tatyana Lysenko Tatyana Viktorovna Lysenko is a Russian hammer thrower. She used to hold the world record with 77.80 metres, achieved on 15 August 2006 in Tallinn....
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Sergei Makarov Sergey Alexandrovich Makarov Sergey Makarov is a Russian javelin thrower.Born into a sporting family, Makarov's father, Aleksandr Makarov, won the silver medal in javelin throw at the 1980 Summer Olympics.... Ilya Korotkov Ilya Korotkov Ilya Korotkov is a Russian javelin thrower.He represented Russia at the Olympics at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and finished seventh in the final... Aleksandr Ivanov	Valeriya Zabruskova Valeriya Zabruskova Valeriya Valerievna Zabruskova is a Russian athlete who specializes in the javelin throw. Her personal best is 64.49 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Tula.-Achievements:-External links:* at infosport.ru, including picture... Maria Abakumova
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...	—	Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Sergeyevna Chernova is a Russian heptathlete. She was the bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where she set her personal best of 6880 points....
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Aleksei Sysoev Aleksandr Pogorelov Aleksandr Pogorelov Aleksandr Gennadiyevich Pogorelov is a Russian decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:... Vasiliy Kharlamov Vasiliy Kharlamov Vasiliy Olegovich Kharlamov is a Russian decathlete.-Achievements:-References:...	—

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