Marina Shmonina

Marina Shmonina (born 9 February 1965 in Toshkent) is an athlete who represented the Soviet Union and later Uzbekistan. She specialized in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.

She competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the heats of the relay competition. When the team of Yelena Ruzina, Lyudmila Dzhigalova, Olga Nazarova and Olga Bryzgina won the final, Shmonina was also awarded the gold medal. Shmonina was hailed in Uzbekistan as the first Uzbek athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. [1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	400 m
	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	2nd	400 m
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	1st	400 m
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	7th	400 m
	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	7th	400 m
			1st	4x400 m relay
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	2nd	4x400 m relay
Representing  Unified Team
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	1st	4x400 m relay

References

• Sports Reference

Persondata
Name	Shmonina, Marina
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Short description	Soviet sprinter
Date of birth	9 February 1965
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