Galina Chistyakova

Galina Chistyakova
Personal information
Native nameГалина Валентиновна Чистякова
Full nameGalina Valentinovna Chistyakova
NationalityRussian / Slovak
Born (1962-07-26) 26 July 1962 (age 62)[1]
Izmail, Ukrainian SSR[1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Long jump, triple jump
ClubCSKA Moscow
Coached byVyatscheslav Sokolow
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Long jump: 7.52 m WR
Triple jump: 14.76 m
Medal record
Updated on 13 August 2014

Galina Valentinovna Chistyakova (Russian: Галина Валентиновна Чистякова, Slovak: Galina Čisťakovová; 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.

  1. ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Galina Čisťakovová". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

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