Tatyana Kolpakova won the competition with her final jump, a personal best of 7.06m.
Her previous best was 6.70m set in qualifying - the day before.
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Women's Long Jump Final.
Olympic Games 1980
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| 1. Tatyana KOLPAKOVA |
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KYR |
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7.06m. PB |
| 2. Brigitte WUJAK |
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GDR |
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7.04m. |
| 3. Tetyana SKACHKO |
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UKR |
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7.01m. |
| 4. Anna WLODARCZYK |
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POL |
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6.95m. |
| 5. Siegrun SIEGL |
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GDR |
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6.87m. |
| 6. Jamila NYGRYNOVA |
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CZE |
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6.83m. |
| 7. Siegrid HEIMANN |
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GDR |
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6.71m. |
| 8. Lidiya ALFEYEVA |
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UKR |
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6.71m. |
She married Shamil Abbyasov (whom she met on the same USSR national team)
and they had three children. She was awarded the title of Kirghiz ** Athlete of the Century.
Soon after, a track and field championship was established in Bishkek in her honor.
The championship is held annually in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), usually in May, and participants from
surrounding countries are invited
Kyrgyzstan achieved independence in 1991 during the breakup of the Soviet Union.
The Republic of Kirghizia **, also referred to as Soviet Kirghizia, was one of the constituent
republics of the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1936 to 1991.