- Olga Kaniskina
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Medal record
Kaniskina at Osaka 2007Women's athletics Competitor for Russia
Summer Olympics Gold 2008 Beijing 20 km walk World Championships Gold 2007 Osaka 20 km walk Gold 2009 Berlin 20 km walk Gold 2011 Daegu 20 km walk European Championships Gold 2010 Barcelona 20 km walk Silver 2006 Gothenburg 20 km walk Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina (Russian: О́льга Никола́евна Кани́ськина; born January 19, 1985 in Napolnaya Tavla, Kochkurovsky District, Mordvin ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian race walker. She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships and gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She is a three time World Champion, having won at both the 2007 World Championships, 2009 World Championships and 2011 World Championships.
She also won the 20 km walk at the 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, setting a Championship record of 1:25:42
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Career
At the 2006 IAAF World Race Walking Cup she finished in fifth place and won her first major medal, a silver, at the 2006 European Athletics Championships later that year. She won her first global title the following year, taking the gold in the women's 20 km walk at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, beating compatriot Tatyana Shemyakina to the finish.
The 2008 season saw Olga Kaniskina break her first world record in the 20 km Walk at the Russian Championships. She lowered the mark set by her compatriot Olimpiada Ivanova in August 2005. However, IAAF rules dictate that 3 official judges must be present at the race, for a world record to be ratified, making it unlikely that this record will be ratified, as there were not 3 judges present.[1] She went on to set the 20 km championship record at the 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup held in Russia, finishing with a time of 1:25:42.
At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, she broke the standing Olympic record for the fastest 20 km walk. She walked 20 km in 1:26:31 to beat the silver medalist by 36 seconds.[2] The previous Olympic record was 1:29:05 set by Wang Liping in 2000 at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
She continued her run of success by winning her second World gold medal at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, becoming the first woman to win the title consecutively.[3][4]
Kaniskina's first win of 2010 came at the Na Rynek Marsz! competition in Kraków, Poland, where she beat Melanie Seeger by two seconds.[5] She improved one position from her 2006 performance to top the podium at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, claiming the women's 20 km title. Her 2011 started with a win on the 2011 World Challenge circuit in Rio Maior in April.[6]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Russia
2006 World Race Walking Cup La Coruña, Spain 5th 20 km 1:28:59 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 20 km 1:28:35 2007 European Race Walking Cup Leamington Spa, Great Britain 2nd 20 km World Championships Osaka, Japan 1st 20 km 1:30:09 2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 1st 20 km 1:25:42 CR Olympic Games Beijing, China 1st 20 km 1:26:31 OR 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 20 km 1:28:09 2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 20 km 1:27:44 2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 1st 20 km 1:29:42 References
- ^ iaaf.org - Kaniskina speeds to 1:25:11
- ^ "BBC SPORT | Olympics | Athletics | Kaniskina beats rain to win walk". BBC News. 2008-08-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/athletics/7573726.stm. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ Powell, David (2009-08-16). Kaniskina follows in Borchin’s footsteps. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
- ^ Landells, Steve (2009-08-16). Event Report - Women's 20Km Race Walk - Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
- ^ Kaniskina and Chu take 10Km wins in Krakow – IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF (2010-05-30). Retrieved on 2010-05-30.
- ^ Fernandes, António Manuel (2011-04-09). Borchin and Kaniskina on cruise control in Rio Maior – IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-10.
External links
- IAAF profile for Olga Kaniskina
Olympic Champions in Women's Race Walking 10 km 1992: Chen Yueling (CHN) • 1996: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 20 km 2000: Wang Liping (CHN) • 2004: Athanasia Tsoumeleka (GRE) • 2008: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) World Champions in Women's Race Walking 10 km 1987: Irina Strakhova (URS) • 1991: Alina Ivanova (URS) • 1993: Sari Essayah (FIN) • 1995: Irina Stankina (RUS) • 1997: Annarita Sidoti (ITA)20 km 1999: Liu Hongyu (CHN) • 2001: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) • 2003: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) • 2005: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) • 2007: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) • 2009: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) • 2011: Olga Kaniskina (RUS)European Champions in Women's Race Walking 1986–1998: 10 kilometres · 2002–2006: 20 kilometres 1986: Mari Cruz Díaz (ESP) • 1990: Annarita Sidoti (ITA) • 1994: Sari Essayah (FIN) • 1998: Annarita Sidoti (ITA) • 2002: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) • 2006: Ryta Turava (BLR) • 2010: Olga Kaniskina (RUS)
IAAF Women's World Race Walking Cup Champions 5 kilometres 1979: Marion Fawkes (GBR) • 1981: Siv Gustavsson (SWE)
10 kilometres 1983: Xu Yongjiu (CHN) • 1985: Yan Hong (CHN) • 1987: Olga Krishtop (URS) • 1989: Beate Gummelt (GDR) • 1991: Irina Strakhova (URS) • 1993: Wang Yan (CHN) • 1995: Gao Hongmiao (CHN) • 1997: Irina Stankina (RUS)
20 kilometres 1999: Liu Hongyu (CHN) • 2002: Erica Alfridi (ITA) • 2004: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) • 2006: Ryta Turava (BLR) • 2008: Olga Kaniskina (RUS)
World Best Year Performance in Women's Race Walking 10 km walk 1983: Xu Yongjiu (CHN) • 1984: Olga Krishtop (URS) • 1985: Yan Hong (CHN) • 1986: Yelena Kuznetsova (URS) • 1987: Kerry Saxby (AUS) • 1988: Kerry Saxby (AUS) • 1989: Alina Ivanova (URS) • 1990: Kerry Saxby (AUS) • 1991: Alina Ivanova (URS) • 1992: Ileana Salvador (ITA) • 1993: Li Chunxiu (CHN) • 1994: Gao Hongmiao (CHN) • 1995: Larisa Ramazanova (RUS) • 1996: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) • 1997: Irina Stankina (RUS) • 1998: Olga Panfyorova (RUS)
20 km walk 1987: Kerry Saxby (AUS) • 1988: Kerry Saxby (AUS) • 1989: Olga Kardopoltseva (URS) • 1990: Olga Kardopoltseva (URS) • 1991: Marina Smyslova (URS) • 1992: Tamara Romanova (EUN) • 1993: Ileana Salvador (ITA) • 1994: Yelena Gruzinova (RUS) • 1995: Liu Hongyu (CHN) • 1996: Feng Haixia (CHN) • 1997: Erica Alfridi (ITA) • 1998: Tatyana Sibileva (RUS) • 1999: Nadezhda Ryashkina (RUS) • 2000: Tatyana Gudkova (RUS) • 2001: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) • 2002: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) • 2003: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) • 2004: Song Hongjuan (RUS) • 2005: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) • 2006: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) • 2007: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) • 2008: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) • 2009: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) • 2010: Anisya Kirdyapkina (RUS)
Categories:- 1985 births
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- Russian racewalkers
- Olympic athletes of Russia
- Olympic gold medalists for Russia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
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