Nadezhda Olizarenko
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 Nadezhda Olizarenko |
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Competitor for  Soviet Union |
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| Gold | 1980 Moscow | 800 metres | |
| Bronze | 1980 Moscow | 1500 metres | |
Nadezhda Olizarenko (born 28 November 1953) is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.
She competed for Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Russia in the 800 metres where she won the gold medal ahead of country women Olga Mineyeva and Tatyana Providokhina for a Soviet clean sweep of the medals. This added to the bronze medal she won in the 1500 m at the same games.
In 1980 Olizarenko set a world record and also her personal best over 800 metres with 1:53.43; this record stood until 1983, when it was bettered by Jarmila Kratochvílová. As of 2007, it is still the all-time number two mark in women's 800 meters.
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| Preceded by Tatyana Kazankina |
Women's 800 metres World Record Holder 1980-06-12 – 1983-07-26 |
Succeeded by Jarmila Kratochvílová |
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Preceded by Totka Petrova |
Women's 800 metres Best Year Performance 1980 |
Succeeded by Lyudmila Veselkova |
Preceded by Sigrun Wodars |
Women's 800 metres Best Year Performance alongside Inna Yevseyeva1988 |
Succeeded by Ana Fidelia Quirot |
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