Galina Valentinovna Chistyakova (, ; born 26 July 1962) is a retired athlete who represented the Soviet Union and later Slovakia. She is the current world record holder in the long jump, jumping 7.52 metres on 11 June 1988. She is the 1988 Olympic bronze medalist and the 1989 World Indoor champion. She is also a former world record holder (pre IAAF) in the triple jump with 14.52 metres in 1989.
Biography Born in Izmail, Ukrainian SSR, Chistyakova trained at Burevestnik in Moscow. Competing in long jump, Galina Chistyakova won the 1985 European Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the European Championships one year later. In 1988 she managed to win an Olympic bronze medal in Seoul as well as jumping 7.52 metres, the current world record for women.about.com Track and Field - Long Jump Women's World Records More gold medals at Indoor Championships followed, and in 1990 she even won the first triple jump event held at the European Indoor Championships. Later that year she underwent a knee operation but never returned to her old form.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union she became a Russian citizen. At the end of her career she received Slovak citizenship and represented Slovakia. She used to hold the Slovak triple jump record with 14.41 metres, achieved in July 1996 in London. - The Athletics Site This mark was bettered by Dana Velďáková. Married to retired triple jumper Aleksander Beskrovnyi, the couple now lives in Slovakia.
International competitions Representing 1984Friendship GamesMoscow, Soviet Union3rdLong jump7.11 m1985European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece 1stLong jump7.02 mWorld CupCanberra, Australia2ndLong jump7.00 m1986Goodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union1stLong jump7.27 mEuropean Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 2ndLong jump7.09 m1987European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 2ndLong jump6.89 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, United States4thLong jump6.66 mWorld ChampionshipsRome, Italy5thLong jump6.99 m1988European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 2ndLong jump7.24 mOlympic Games Seoul, South Korea 3rdLong jump7.11 m1989European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 1stLong jump6.98 mWorld Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1stLong jump6.98 mWorld CupBarcelona Spain1stLong jump7.10 m1990European Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 1stLong jump6.85 m 1stTriple jump14.14 mRepresenting 1992World CupHavana, Cuba2ndTriple jump13.67 mRepresenting 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States23rd (q)Long jump6.33 m
Records +Personal records Test Performance Place DateLong jumpOutdoors7.52 m (+1.4 m/s) WRLeningrad 11 June 1988Indoor7.30 mLipetsk28 January 1989Triple jumpOutdoors14.76 m (+0.9 m/s) Lucerne27 June 1995Indoor14.45 mLipetsk29 January 1989
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