Olesya Nikolaevna Zykina (, born October 7, 1980, in Kaluga) is a Russian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.
International competitions 1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France8th100 m11.88wind: +1.7 m/s2nd4 × 400 m relay3:32.352001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal 3rd400 m51.71 1st4 × 400 m relay3:30.00World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada 6th400 m50.93 3rd4 × 400 m relay3:24.922002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany 1st400 m50.45 2nd4 × 400 m relay3:25.59World CupMadrid, Spain 3rd400 m50.672003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom 1st4 × 400 m relay3:28.45World ChampionshipsParis, France 6th400 m50.59 2nd4 × 400 m relay3:22.91World Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco 5th400 m51.812004Summer OlympicsAthens, Greece 2nd4 × 400 m relay3:20.162005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 6th400 m51.242007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom 3rd400 m51.692008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain 1st400 m51.09 1st4 × 400 m relay3:28.17
Personal bests 100 metres - 11.84 s (1998) 200 metres - 22.55 s (2005) 400 metres - 51.09 s (2008)
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