Olga Chernyavskaya
{{short description|Russian discus thrower}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Olga Chernyavskaya
| birth_name = Olga Mikhailovna Davydova
| fullname = Olga Mikhailovna Chernyavskaya
| native_name = Ольга Михайловна Чернявская
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|17 September 1963}}
| birth_place = Irbit, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
| nationality = Russian
| years_active =
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| height = {{convert|180|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|80|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| country = {{URS}} (1990–1991)
{{EUN}} (1992)
{{RUS}} (1993–2004)
| sport = Women's athletics
| event = Discus throw
| pb = 68.38 m (1992)
| turnedpro =
| retired =
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|1993 Stuttgart |Discus}}
{{Medal|Bronze|1995 Gothenburg |Discus}}
{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|1990 Split |Discus}}
}}
Olga Mikhailovna Chernyavskaya, née Davydova, formerly Burova ({{langx|ru|Ольга Михайповна Чернявская}}; born 17 September 1963) is a Russian discus thrower. As Olga Burova, she won the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships. She also won European Championships silver in 1990, World Championship bronze in 1995, and is a three-time Olympian.
Career
Born in Irbit, she finished fifth at the 1989 World Cup competing as Olga Davydova for the Soviet Union, before going on to win the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart competing as Olga Burova for Russia. Her best Olympic performance is 5th place in 1992. She also participated in the Olympics in 1996 and 2004. Her personal best is 68.38m, achieved in 1992.
Still throwing, Chernyavskaya beat the official Masters W50 discus world record while winning the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships in Lyon, France.http://rhone-alpes.athle.com/upload/ssites/000047/wma/result/11aout/Parilly_11aout_complet.html{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
International competitions
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colspan="6"|Representing {{URS}} |
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1989
|Barcelona, Spain |5th |61.46 m |
rowspan=2|1990
|Seattle, United States |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |65.46 m |
European Championships
|Split, Yugoslavia |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |66.72 m |
scope="row" colspan="6"|Representing {{EUN}} |
1992
|Barcelona, Spain |5th |64.02 m |
scope="row" colspan="6"|Representing {{RUS}} |
1993
|Stuttgart, Germany |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |67.40 m |
1994
|Helsinki, Finland |5th |62.54 m |
1995
|Gothenburg, Sweden |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |66.86 m |
1996
|Atlanta, United States |6th |64.70 m |
2004
|Athens, Greece |20th (q) |58.64 m |
colspan=6|(q) Indicates overall position in qualifying round |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{World Athletics}}
{{Footer World Champions Discus Throw Women}}
{{Russian Athletics Championships women's discus throw champions}}
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Category:Athletes from Sverdlovsk Oblast
Category:Soviet female discus throwers
Category:Russian female discus throwers
Category:Olympic athletes for Russia
Category:Olympic athletes for the Unified Team
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
Category:Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia
Category:World Athletics Championships medalists
Category:World Athletics Championships winners
Category:European Athletics Championships medalists
Category:Soviet Athletics Championships winners
Category:20th-century Russian sportswomen
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