Valentina Fedjuschina (born 10 February 1965 in Moscow) is a retired Austrian shot putter.
She originally competed for Soviet Union and Ukraine, but became an Austrian citizen in 1999 to compete in the Sydney Olympic games for this country. She is married to discus thrower Volodymyr Zinchenko.
Her personal best put is 21.08 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Leselidze. She holds the 3rd best ever indoor performance with 21.60 meters, in Simferopol.
As an Austrian citizen she has set a national record for that country with 19.21 metres in July 1999 in Casablanca.
International competitions Representing the 1983European Junior ChampionshipsSchwechat, Austria 2nd17.01 m1988Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea13th19.06 mRepresenting 1992European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 4th18.95 m1992 European Indoor Championships, women's shot put finalRepresenting 1993World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada4th19.07 mWorld Championships Stuttgart, Germany7th19.27 m1994European Indoor Championships Paris, France —NMEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland7th18.91 m1995World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain6th18.48 mWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden10th18.03 m1996European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 3rd18.90 mOlympic Games Atlanta, United States12th17.99 m1997World Championships Athens, Greece20th17.31 mRepresenting 1999World Championships Seville, Spain7th18.17 m2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia12th17.14 m2002European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria4th18.23 mEuropean Championships Munich, Germany13th17.11 m
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