Nadezhda Chizhova

Soviet athlete

Nadezhda Vladimirovna Chizhova (Russian: Надежда Владимировна Чижова, born 29 September 1945) is a retired Russian shot putter who won three Olympic medals and four European titles, and set seven new world records. She retired after the 1976 Olympics

Nadezhda Chizhova
Personal information
Born29 September 1945 (1945-09-29) (age 78)[1]
Usolye-Sibirskoye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[2]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
ClubSpartak St. Petersburg
Coached byViktor Alekseyev[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)21.45 m (1973)
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Shot put
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Budapest Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1969 Athens Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1971 Helsinki Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1974 Rome Shot put
European Athletics Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Dortmund Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1967 Prague Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1968 Madrid Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1970 Vienna Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1971 Sofia Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1972 Grenoble Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1974 Gothenburg Shot put
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1965 Budapest Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1970 Turin Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1973 Moscow Shot put

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