Name Olesya Forsheva | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Olesya Aleksandrovna Forsheva (Russian: Олеся Александровна Форшева (Красномовец), née Krasnomovets on 8 July 1979) is a retired Russian sprint runner who specialized in the 400 m and 4×400 m relay. She had her best achievements indoors, placing first or second in her both events at the world championships in 2004 and 2006 and at the European championships in 2011. Her 4×400 m teams set two world indoor records, in 2004 and 2006, but only the former one was ratified. Outdoors she won the world 4×400 m title in 2005 and placed second at the 2004 Olympics.

She is married to the fellow sprinter Dmitry Forshev.
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