Galina Chistyakova
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Галина Валентиновна Чистякова |
| Full name | Galina Valentinovna Chistyakova |
| Nationality | Russian / Slovak |
| Born | 26 July 1962[1] Izmail, Ukrainian SSR[1] |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | Long jump, triple jump |
| Club | CSKA Moscow |
| Coached by | Vyatscheslav Sokolow |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Long jump: 7.52 m WR Triple jump: 14.76 m |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 13 August 2014. | |
Galina Valentinovna Chistyakova (Russian: Галина Валентиновна Чистякова, Slovak: Galina Čisťakovová; born 26 July 1962) is a retired athlete who represented the Soviet Union and later Slovakia. She is the current world record holder in the long jump, jumping 7.52 metres on 11 June 1988. She is the 1988 Olympic bronze medalist and the 1989 World Indoor champion. She is also a former world record holder (pre IAAF) in the triple jump with 14.52 metres in 1989.
Biography[edit]
Born in Izmail, Ukrainian SSR, Chistyakova trained at Burevestnik in Moscow. Competing in long jump, Galina Chistyakova won the 1985 European Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the European Championships one year later. In 1988 she managed to win an Olympic bronze medal in Seoul as well as jumping 7.52 metres, the current world record for women.[2] More gold medals at Indoor Championships followed, and in 1990 she even won the first triple jump event held at the European Indoor Championships. Later that year she underwent a knee operation but never returned to her old form.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union she became a Russian citizen. At the end of her career she received Slovak citizenship and represented Slovakia. She used to hold the Slovak triple jump record with 14.41 metres, achieved in July 1996 in London.[3] This mark was bettered by Dana Velďáková. Married to retired triple jumper Aleksander Beskrovnyi, the couple now lives in Slovakia.
International competitions[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Soviet Union
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| 1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 3rd | Long jump | 7.11 m |
| 1985 | European Indoor Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | Long jump | 7.02 m |
| World Cup | Canberra, Australia | 2nd | Long jump | 7.00 m | |
| 1986 | Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1st | Long jump | 7.27 m |
| European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 2nd | Long jump | 7.09 m | |
| 1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France | 2nd | Long jump | 6.89 m |
| World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 4th | Long jump | 6.66 m | |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | Long jump | 6.99 m | |
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Long jump | 7.24 m |
| Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 3rd | Long jump | 7.11 m | |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 1st | Long jump | 6.98 m |
| World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Long jump | 6.98 m | |
| World Cup | Barcelona Spain | 1st | Long jump | 7.10 m | |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 1st | Long jump | 6.85 m |
| 1st | Triple jump | 14.14 m | |||
Representing  CIS
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| 1992 | World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | Triple jump | 13.67 m |
Representing  Slovakia
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| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 23rd (q) | Long jump | 6.33 m |
Records[edit]
| Test | Performance | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long jump | Outdoors | 7.52 m (+1.4 m/s) WR | Leningrad | 11 June 1988 |
| Indoor | 7.30 m | Lipetsk | 28 January 1989 | |
| Triple jump | Outdoors | 14.76 m (+0.9 m/s) | Lucerne | 27 June 1995 |
| Indoor | 14.45 m | Lipetsk | 29 January 1989 | |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Galina Čisťakovová". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ about.com Track and Field - Long Jump Women's World Records
- ^ National Records - top 30 countries in women's triple jump Archived June 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - The Athletics Site
- ^ "Athlete profile". all-athletics.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
External links[edit]
- Galina Chistyakova (Soviet Union) at Olympics.com
- Galina Chistyakova (Soviet Union) at Olympic.org (archived)
- Galina Cistjakova (Slovakia) at Olympics.com
- Galina Čisťjaková at World Athletics
- Galina Čisťjaková at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)
- Galina Čisťakovová at Olympedia
World Indoor Champions in women's long jump | |
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- People from Izmail
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Slovakia
- World Athletics record holders
- Burevestnik (sports society) sportspeople
- Ukrainian female long jumpers
- Ukrainian female triple jumpers
- Slovak female long jumpers
- Slovak female triple jumpers
- Soviet female long jumpers
- Soviet female triple jumpers
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- CIS Athletics Championships winners
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
- Friendship Games medalists in athletics
- Sportspeople from Odesa Oblast
- Naturalized citizens of Slovakia
- Naturalised athletes
- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR