Olesya Zykina

Olesya Zykina

Personal information
Born	October 7, 1980 (1980-10-07) (age 44) Kaluga, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Women's athletics
Medal record Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 4 × 400 m relay 2004 Athens 4 × 400 m relay World Championships 2003 Paris 4 × 400 m relay 2001 Edmonton 4 × 400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2008 Valencia 400 m 2008 Valencia 4 × 400 m relay 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.

Representing  Russia

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	8th	100 m	11.88	wind: +1.7 m/s
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.35
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	3rd	400 m	51.71
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.00
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	6th	400 m	50.93
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:24.92
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	400 m	50.45
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.59
	World Cup	Madrid, Spain	3rd	400 m	50.67
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.45
	World Championships	Paris, France	6th	400 m	50.59
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.91
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	5th	400 m	51.81
2004	Summer Olympics	Athens, Greece	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.16
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	400 m	51.24
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	3rd	400 m	51.69
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	1st	400 m	51.09
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.17

• 100 metres - 11.84 s (1998)
• 200 metres - 22.55 s (2005)
• 400 metres - 51.09 s (2008)

• Olesya Zykina at World Athletics