Olesya Zykina

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Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Competitor for  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver	2004 Athens	4x400 m relay
World Championships
Silver	2003 Paris	4x400 m relay
Bronze	2001 Edmonton	4x400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Gold	2008 Valencia	400 m
Gold	2008 Valencia	4x400 m relay
Bronze	2001 Lisboa	400 m

Olesya Nikolaevna Zykina (Russian: Олеся Николаевна Зыкина, born October 7, 1980 in Kaluga) is a Russian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	8th	100 m
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisboa, Portugal	3rd	400 m
			1st	4x400 m relay
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	6th	400 m
			3rd	4x400 m relay
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	400 m
			2nd	4x400 m relay
	World Cup	Madrid, Spain	3rd	400 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, UK	1st	4x400 m relay
	World Championships	Paris, France	6th	400 m
			2nd	4x400 m relay
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	5th	400 m
2004	Summer Olympics	Athens, Greece	2nd	4x400 m relay
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	400 m
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	3rd	400 m

[edit] Personal bests

• 100 metres - 11.84 s (1998)
• 200 metres - 22.55 s (2005)
• 400 metres - 50.15 s (2001)

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Olesya Zykina