Olga Chernyavskaya

Olga Mikhailovna Chernyavskaya, née Davydova, formerly Burova (Russian: Ольга Михайповна Чернявская; born 17 September 1963) is a Russian discus thrower. As Olga Burova, she won the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships. She also won European Championships silver in 1990, World Championship bronze in 1995, and is a three-time Olympian.

Olga Chernyavskaya
Personal information
Native nameОльга Михайловна Чернявская
Birth nameOlga Mikhailovna Davydova
Full nameOlga Mikhailovna Chernyavskaya
NationalityRussian
Born17 September 1963 (1963-09-17) (age 57)
Irbit, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country Soviet Union (1990–1991)
 Unified Team (1992)
 Russia (1993–2004)
SportWomen's athletics
Event(s)Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)68.38 m (1992)

Career

Born in Irbit, she finished fifth at the 1989 World Cup competing as Olga Davydova for the Soviet Union, before going on to win the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart competing as Olga Burova for Russia. Her best Olympic performance is 5th place in 1992. She also participated in the Olympics in 1996 and 2004. Her personal best is 68.38m, achieved in 1992.

Still throwing, Chernyavskaya beat the official Masters W50 discus world record while winning the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships in Lyon, France.[1]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Soviet Union
1989 World Cup Barcelona, Spain 5th Discus 61.46 m
1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 3rd Discus 65.46 m
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 2nd Discus 66.72 m
Representing  Unified Team
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 5th Discus 64.02 m
Representing  Russia
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 1st Discus 67.40 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th Discus 62.54 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd Discus 66.86 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 6th Discus 64.70 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 20th (q) Discus 58.64 m
(q) Indicates overll position in qualifying round

See also

References


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