Olesya Zykina

Personal information
Born	October 7, 1980 (1980-10-07) (age 43) Kaluga, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Women's athletics
Medal record Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 4x400 m relay 2004 Athens 4x400 m relay World Championships 2003 Paris 4x400 m relay 2001 Edmonton 4x400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2008 Valencia 400 m 2008 Valencia 4x400 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.

International competitions

Representing  Russia

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	8th	100m	11.88	wind: +1.7 m/s
			2nd	4×400m 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

Personal bests

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

References

• Olesya Zykina at World Athletics