Olga Shishigina

Olga Vasilyevna Shishigina (Russian: Ольга Васильевна Шишигина; born 23 December 1968) is a retired Kazakhstani track and field athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres hurdles. She won an Olympic gold medal in 2000,[1] and many medals on the regional and continental level.

Olga Shishigina
Personal information
Born23 December 1968 (1968-12-23) (age 52)
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportHurdles
Medal record
Representing  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney 100 m hurdles
World Championships
1995 Gothenburg 100 m hurdles
2001 Edmonton 100 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
1999 Maebashi 60 m hurdles
1995 Barcelona 60 m hurdles
Asian Championships
1998 Fukuoka 100 m hurdles
1993 Manila 100 m hurdles
Asian Games
1994 Hiroshima 100 m hurdles
1998 Bangkok 100 m hurdles
Central Asian Games
1995 Tashkent 100 m hurdles
1999 Bishkek 100 m
1999 Bishkek 100 m hurdles

Shishigina was banned between 1996 and 1998 for failing a drug test.[2] She holds a rank of Major in the Border Guard Service of Kazakhstan.[3]

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

Social activity

Visiting Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages.

See also

References
  1. Olga Shishigina. sports-reference
  2. Mackay, Duncan (20 January 2001) Walker aims to put the demons behind him. The Guardian
  3. Казахстан встречает героев Олимпиады. spy.kz. 21 August 2008
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Tatyana Reshetnykova
Svetla Dimitrova		 Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance
1995		 Succeeded by
Ludmila Engquist


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