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.[1] Outdoors she won the world 4×400 m title in 2005 and placed second at the 2004 Olympics.[2][3]
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Born | 8 July 1979 (1979-07-08) (age 43) Nizhny Tagil, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Profsoyuzy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She is married to the fellow sprinter Dmitry Forshev.[2]
World Indoor Champions in women's 400 metres | |
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World Indoor Champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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European Indoor Champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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