Nadezhda Olizarenko
Olizarenko leading the 1980 Olympic 800 m final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 November 1953 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 February 2017 (aged 63) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Army Club Odesa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Boris Gnoyev Svetlana Gnoyeva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:53.43 (1980) 1500 m – 3:56.8 (1980) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nadezhda Fyodorovna Olizarenko (Russian: Надежда Фёдоровна Олизаренко, Ukrainian: Надія Федорівна Олізаренко; née Mushta; 28 November 1953 – 18 February 2017) was a Ukrainian middle-distance runner, competing internationally for the USSR. At the 1980 Olympics she won the 800 m event, setting a world record at 1:53.43, and finished third in the 1500 m. Her 800 m world record was broken by Jarmila Kratochvílová in 1983 but remains the second-best of all time. Only two other athletes (Pamela Jelimo of Kenya in 2008, Caster Semenya of South Africa in 2018) have come within a second of Olizarenko's mark since it was set.
In 1984, she helped set the current 4×800 m relay world record . In 1986, Olizarenko won the European 800 m. In 1988, she failed to reach the Olympics final.