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Nijolė Medvedeva

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Height
  
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Sport
  
Long jump

Weight
  
61 kg (134 lb)

Name
  
Nijole Medvedeva

Born
  
21 October 1960 (age 63) (
1960-10-21
)
Kelme, Lithuania

Nijolė Medvedeva (née Bluskitė on 21 October 1960 or 20 June 1960.) is a retired Lithuanian long jumper who won a bronze medal at the 1985 World Indoor Championships. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and made 4th, but was disqualified for a doping-rule violation. Mevdedeva has her personal best at 7.14 m (1988). She also competed in sprint running events at the national level.

In 1987 Medvedeva graduated from the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences and then until 1989 worked as an instructor at the Dynamo sportclub. Since 1990s she worked in business.

References

Nijolė Medvedeva Wikipedia