Olga Chernyavskaya

Olga Chernyavskaya

Personal information
Native name	Ольга Михайловна Чернявская
Birth name	Olga Mikhailovna Davydova
Full name	Olga Mikhailovna Chernyavskaya
Nationality	Russian
Born	17 September 1963 Irbit, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union (1990–1991)  Unified Team (1992)  Russia (1993–2004)
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	68.38 m (1992)
Medal record Women's Athletics Competitor for  Soviet Union European Championships 1990 Split Discus Competitor for  Russia World Championships 1993 Stuttgart Discus 1995 Gothenburg Discus

Olga Mikhailovna Chernyavskaya, née Davydova, then Burova (Russian: Ольга Михайповна Чернявская; born September 17, 1963 in Irbit) is a Russian discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships. Her best Olympic performance is 5th place in 1992; she also participated in the Olympics in 1996 and 2004. Her personal best is 68.38m, achieved in 1992.

Still throwing, she beat the official Masters W50 discus world record while winning the World Masters Athletics Championships in Lyon, France.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	3rd	Discus	65.46 m
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	2nd	Discus	66.72 m
Representing  Unified Team
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	5th	Discus	64.02 m
Representing  Russia
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	1st	Discus	67.40 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	Discus	62.54 m
1995	World Championships	Göteborg, Sweden	3rd	Discus	66.86 m
1996	Summer Olympics	Atlanta, United States	6th	Discus	64.70 m

References

1. http://rhone-alpes.athle.com/upload/ssites/000047/wma/result/11aout/Parilly_11aout_complet.html

External links

• Olga Chernyavskaya profile at IAAF