The main photo above shows Olesya Zykina in full flow during the 400m semi-final
at the 2002 European Athletics Championships. The inset picture shows Zykina battling
with Grit Breur in the 4x400m final. Olesya took the Gold in the individual event
but had to settle for silver in the relay.
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Women's 400m Final.
2002 European Championships.
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| 1 Olesya ZYKINA |
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Rus |
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50.45 |
| 2 Grit Breuer |
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Ger |
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50.70 |
| 3 Lee Mcconnell |
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Gbr |
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51.02 |
| 4 Grazyna Prokopek |
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Pol |
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51.53 |
| 5 Anastasiya Kapachinskaya |
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Rus |
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51.69 |
| 6 Antonina Yefremova |
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Ukr |
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52.02 |
| 7 Svetlana Usovich |
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Blr |
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52.10 |
| 8 Birgit Rockmeier |
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Ger |
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52.91 |
Olesya also won Gold medals at the 2001 & 2003 World indoors (4x400).
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2010 52.52 Moskva
2009 52.87 Cheboksary
2008 51.42 Kazan
2007 50.81 Tula (Russia)
2006 51.76 Tula
2005 50.73 Helsinki
2004 50.44 Tula
2003 50.39 Tula
2002 50.44 Zürich
2001 50.15 Tula PB
2000 50.36 Tula
1999 51.31 Rostov