- Olga Chernyavskaya
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Olga Chernyavskaya, née Davydova, then Burova (Russian: Ольга Чернявская; born September 17, 1963 in Irbit) is a Russian discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships. Her best Olympic performance is 5th place in 1992, and she even competed in 2004 at the age of 41. Her personal best is 68.38m, achieved in 1992.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing 
Soviet Union1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 3rd Discus 65.46 m European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 2nd Discus Representing 
Unified Team1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 5th Discus 64.02 m Representing 
Russia1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 1st Discus 1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th Discus 1995 World Championships Göteborg, Sweden 3rd Discus 1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States 6th Discus External links
- IAAF profile for Olga Chernyavskaya
World Champions in Women's Discus Throw 1983: Martina Opitz (GDR) • 1987: Martina Hellmann (GDR) • 1991: Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) • 1993: Olga Chernyavskaya (RUS) • 1995: Ellina Zvereva (BLR) • 1997: Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) • 1999: Franka Dietzsch (GER) • 2001: Ellina Zvereva (BLR) • 2003: Iryna Yatchenko (BLR) • 2005: Franka Dietzsch (GER) • 2007: Franka Dietzsch (GER) • 2009: Dani Samuels (AUS) • 2011: Li Yanfeng (CHN)
Categories:- Soviet athletes
- Russian discus throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Olympic athletes of Russia
- Olympic athletes of the Unified Team
- Russian athletics biography stubs
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