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The photo above shows the closing few metres of the women's 400m final at
the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. Olga (1641) won the
bronze medal in a time of 50.28 behind Bulgaria's Vanya Stambolova
(1069) with another Russian, Tatyana Veshkurova (1638), taking silver.
The other athlete in shot is Ilona Usovich who finished in fifth place.
Olga then rounded of the week in style by teaming up with Svetlana
Pospelova, Natalya Ivanova and Veshkurova to win gold for Russia in the
4x400m relay.
She was also part of the 4 x 400 m relay team for Russia that set the world record for the indoor event in 2006.
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Women's 400m. Final
European Athletics Champs 2006
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| 1. Vanya STAMBOLOVA |
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BUL |
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49.85 |
| 2. Tatyana VESHKUROVA |
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RUS |
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50.15 |
| 3. Olga ZAYTSEVA |
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RUS |
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50.28 |
| 4. Mariyana DIMITROVA |
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BUL |
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50.64 |
| 5. Ilona USOVICH |
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BLR |
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50.69 |
| 6. Nicola SANDERS |
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GBR |
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50.87 |
| 7. Svetlana POSPELOVA |
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RUS |
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50.90 |
| 8. Joanne CUDDIHY |
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IRL |
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51.46 |
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Women's 4x400m. Relay Final. European Champs 2006
1. RUSSIA (S. Pospelova, N. Ivanova,
O. Zaytseva, T. Veshkurova)
3: 25.12
2. BELARUS (Y. Zhalniaruk, S. Usovich, A, Kozak, I. Usovich) 3: 27.69
3. POLAND (M. Bejnar, G. Prokopek, E. Setowska, A. Jesien) 3: 27.77.
ANNUAL PROGRESS 400 Metres.
2008 51.61 Kazan 17 JUL
2008 51.61 Kazan 17 JUL
2006 49.49 Tula 16 JUL (Personal best)
2005 50.06 Tula 14 JUN
2004 51.09 Tula 29 JUL
LONG JUMP.
2012 6.48 0.0 Cheboksary 03 JUL
2011 7.01 +0.2 Cheboksary 22 JUL
2003 6.37 -1.7 Sankt-Peterburg 16 JUL