| A delighted Olga Kotlyarova is pictured above crossing the line to win gold in the final of the women's 800m at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. Kotlyarova just managed to see of the challenge of her fellow Russian Svetlana Klyuka, her time of 1: 57.38 being 1 tenth of a second quicker than Klyuka. It was the first medal that Olga had won at 800m, having previously won medals at 400m and 4x400m at major championships.
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Women's 400m. final.
European Athletics Championships 1998.
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| 1. Grit BREUER |
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GER |
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49.93 |
| 2. Helena FUCHSOVA |
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CZE |
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50.21 |
| 3. Olga KOTLYAROVA |
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RUS |
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50.38 |
| 4. Uta ROHLANDER |
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GER |
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50.48 |
| 5. Alison CURBISHLEY |
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GBR |
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51.05 |
| 6. Donna FRASER |
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GBR |
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51.54 |
| 7. Olena RURAK |
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UKR |
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51.92 |
| 8. Patrizia SPURI |
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ITA |
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51.94 |
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Women's 800m. Final.
European Athletics Championships 2006.
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| 1. Olga KOTLYAROVA |
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RUS |
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1: 57.38 |
| 2. Svetlana KLYUKA |
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RUS |
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1: 57.48 |
| 3. Rebecca LYNE |
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GBR |
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1: 58.45 |
| 4. Tetyana PETLYUK |
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UKR |
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1: 58.65 |
| 5. Brigita LANGERT-HOLC |
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SLO |
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1: 59.30 |
| 6. Teodora KOLAROVA |
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BUL |
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2: 00.00 |
| 7. Mayte MARTINEZ |
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SPA |
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2: 00.10 |
| 8. Svetlana CHERKASOVA |
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RUS |
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2: 03.43 |
Women's 4x400m. Relay final. European Championships 1998
1. GERMANY (A. FELLER, U. ROHLANDER, S. RIEGER, G. BREUER) 3: 23.03
2. RUSSIA (KHRUSHCHELYOV, GONCHARENKO, Y. BAKHVALOVA,
O. KOTLYAROVA)
3: 23.56
3. G.B. (D. FRASER, V. JAMISON, K. MERRY, A. CURBISHLEY) 3: 25.66
Women's 4x400m. Relay final. World Athletics Championships 1999
1. Russia (T. Chebykina, S. Goncharenko,
O. Kotlyarova, N. Nazarova)
3: 21.98
2. U.S.A. (S. Reid, M. Malone-Wallace, M. Collins, J. Miles-Clark) 3: 22.09
3. Germany (A. Feller, U. Rohlander, A. Rucker, G. Breuer) 3: 22.43
Womens 4x400m. Relay Final. Olympic Games 2000
1. USA (J Miles-Clark, M Hennagan, M Jones, L Colander-Richardson) 3: 22.62
2. JAM (S Richards, C Scott-Pomales, D Hemmings, L Graham) 3: 23.25
3. RUS (Y Sotnikova, S Gontcharenko, O Kotlyarova, I Privalova) 3: 23.46
Photo George Herringshaw. 28th. August 2007. ©
Olga is pictured above just prior to the final of the women's 800m at the 2007
World Championships in Osaka. Kotlyarova, the 2006 European Champion,
finished just outside the medals in 4th place in a time of 1.58.22.
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Women's 800m. Final.
2007 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Janeth JEPKOSGEI |
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KEN |
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1: 56.04 |
| 2. Hasna BENHASSI |
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MAR |
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1: 56.99 |
| 3. Mayte MARTINEZ |
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ESP |
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1: 57.62 |
| 4. Olga KOTLYAROVA |
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RUS |
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1: 58.22 |
| 5. Brigita LANGERHOLC |
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SLO |
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1: 58.52 |
| 6. Sviatlana USOVICH |
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BLR |
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1: 58.92 |
| 7. Svetlana KLYUKA |
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RUS |
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2: 00.90 |
| Maria de Lurdes MUTOLA |
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MOZ |
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DNF |
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Personal bests times.
200 metres - 23.35 (1996)
400 metres - 49.77 (2004)
800 metres - 1:57.24 (2006)
ANNUAL PROGRESS 400m.
2007 52.14 Tula 18 JUN
2006 50.99 Sochi 26 MAY
2005 52.00 Sochi 26 MAY
2004 49.77 Roma 02 JUL
2003 52.86 Tula 08 AUG
2001 50.81 Pretoria 23 MAR
2000 49.95 Yokohama 09 SEP
1999 50.32 Sevilla 24 AUG
1998 50.38 Budapest 21 AUG
1997 50.63 Athína 02 AUG
1996 51.17 Sochi 25 MAY
1995 52.03 Nyíregyháza 28 JUL
1994 53.67 Ekaterinburg 24 JUN
ANNUAL PROGRESS 800m.
2008 1:58.12 Kazan 18 JUL
2007 1:58.14 Tula 03 AUG
2006 1:57.24 Tula 14 JUN
2005 1:57.55 Oslo 29 JUL
2004 1:57.96 Kazan 09 JUL