Sport Athletics Name Nadezhda Chizhova Event(s) Shot put Role Olympic athlete | Height 1.74 m Personal best(s) 21.45 m (1973) Weight 90 kg | |
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Olympic medals Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put People also search for Margitta Gummel, Ivanka Khristova, Marita Lange, Helena Fibingerova | ||
Nadezhda Vladimirovna Chizhova (Russian: Надежда Владимировна Чижова, born 29 September 1945) is a retired Russian shot putter who won three Olympic medals and four European titles, and set seven new world records. She became the first woman to break both the 20 metre and 21 metre barriers. She retired after the 1976 Olympics and later worked as athletics coach in Saint Petersburg.
World records
Her latest record stood until 21 September 1974 when Czechoslovak Helena Fibingerová improved it to 21.57 metres.
References
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