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Olha Bryzhina (Ukrainian: Ольга Бризгіна, maiden name Olga Arkad'evna Vladykina; Russian: Ольга Аркадьевна Владыкина; born June 30, 1963 in Krasnokamsk, Perm Oblast) is a retired athlete who represented Soviet Union (until 1991) and later Ukraine.

Olha Bryzhina

Portrait of Olha Bryzhina
Personal information
Born	(1963-06-30) June 30, 1963 (age 59)
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union  Ukraine
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	4 × 400m relay
Medal record Olympic Games Representing  Soviet Union 1988 Seoul 400 m 1988 Seoul 4x400 m relay Representing  Unified Team 1992 Barcelona 4x400 m relay 1992 Barcelona 400 m World Championships Representing  Soviet Union 1987 Rome 400 m 1991 Tokyo 4x400 m relay 1987 Rome 4x400 m relay

Career

Bryzhina trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team set a new world record of 3:15.17 minutes which is still unbeaten (2022).[1] Bryzhina also became world champion in 1987.

Bryzhina successfully defeated Florence Griffith Joyner at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in the 4 × 400 m relay. Both runners ran the final leg of the relay and took the baton at about the same time. "Flo-Jo" ran a well paced race, chasing Bryzhina closely, and tried to challenge Bryzhina at the 300m point. However, the challenge from Flo-Jo was unsuccessful and Bryzhina won by a 4m margin, taking gold for the Soviet Union along with a new world record for the USSR team. Bryzhina's time of 47.7 seconds in the 1988 Olympic relay is one of the fastest relay legs ever run by a woman in the history of track and field.

Bryzhina's 400m personal best of 48.27 seconds is the women's 4th best result of all time in a laned 400m race.[2][3][4] She achieved this in the same race that Marita Koch set the current 400m world record of 47.60 seconds on 6 October 1985 at the Bruce Stadium in Canberra (Australia).[3][4]

Bryzhina's husband Viktor Bryzhin was also a champion track athlete, winning gold in the 4 × 100 m relay event at the 1988 Olympics. Together they have two daughters, Yelizaveta Bryzhina and Anastasiia Bryzgina,[5][6][7] who are also a successful track runners (competing for Ukraine).

Bryzhina and her daughter Yelizaveta both had a best performance of 22.44 seconds over 200m as of December 2012.[8][9]

Personal bests

• 200 metres - 22.44 (1985)[2]
• 400 metres - 48.27 (1985)[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1984	Friendship Games	Prague, Czechoslovakia	3rd	400 m	49.52
1985	World Cup	Canberra, Australia	2nd	400 metres	48.27
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	400 metres	49.67
			DISQ	4 × 400 m relay
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	1st	400 metres	49.38
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:19.50
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	1st	400 metres	48.65
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:15.17 WR
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	4th	400 metres	49.82
				4 × 400 m relay	3:18.47
Representing  Unified Team
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	2nd	400 m	51.48
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	400 metres	49.05
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.20

References

External links

• Olga Bryzgina at World Athletics

На других языках

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[de] Olha Bryshina

Olha Arkadijiwna Bryshina (ukrainisch Ольга Аркадіївна Бризгіна, engl. Transkription Olha Bryzhina, Geburtsname russisch Ольга Аркадьевна Владыкина – Olga Arkadjewna Wladykina – Olga Vladykina; * 30. Juni 1963 in Krasnokamsk, Oblast Perm) ist eine ehemalige sowjetische Sprinterin und Olympiasiegerin.

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- [en] Olha Bryzhina

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[fr] Olha Bryzhina

Olha Arkad'evna Bryzhina, née Vladykina (en ukrainien Ольга Аркадіївна Бризгіна née Владикіна, plus connue sous la forme russe, Olga Bryzgina), née le 30 juin 1963 à Krasnokamsk, est une athlète ukrainienne évoluant sous les couleurs de l'URSS dans les années 1980.

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[it] Ol'ha Bryzhina

Ol'ha Arkadiïvna Bryzhina, nata Vladykina (in ucraino: Ольга Аркадіївна Владикіна-Бризгіна?, in russo: Ольга Аркадьевна Владыкина-Брызгина?, traslitterato: Ol'ga Arkad'evna Vladykina-Bryzgina; Krasnokamsk, 30 giugno 1963), è un'ex velocista sovietica, campionessa olimpica dei 400 metri piani a Seul 1988.

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[ru] Брызгина, Ольга Аркадьевна

О́льга Арка́дьевна Бры́згина (до замужества Владыкина; род. 30 июня 1963, Краснокамск, Пермская область) — советская и украинская легкоатлетка, специализировалась в спринте, трехкратная олимпийская чемпионка. Рекордсменка мира, двукратная чемпионка мира, мно­го­крат­ная чем­пи­он­ка СССР (в 1983–1992)[3].

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