Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya (, ; born 21 May 1966) is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union and later Belarus, training in Minsk.
Biography She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400 metre hurdles, where she won the silver medal. She followed this up with a leg in the 4 × 400 metres relay where she won the gold medal with her teammates individual gold medalist Olga Bryzgina, individual bronze medalist Olga Nazarova and Mariya Pinigina, setting a new world record of 3:15.17 minutes which is still unbeaten (). Ledovskaya is also the 1991 World Champion in 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m relay. She later represented Belarus, including at the 1996 Olympics.
Ledovskaya was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.
Achievements Representing / / 1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea 2nd400 m hurdles53.18 1st4 × 400 m3:15.171989World CupBarcelona, Spain 2nd400 m hurdles54.861990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia 1st400 m hurdles53.62 2nd4 × 400 m3:23.341991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan 1st400 m hurdles53.11 1st4 × 400 m3:18.431992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain4th400 m hurdles54.311993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germanysemi-final400 m hurdles54.601995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Swedensemi-final400 m hurdlesDisq (56.03 in ht)1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United Statessemi-final400 m hurdles54.99
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