- Tatyana Lebedeva
Tatyana Romanovna Lebedeva ( _ru. Татьяна Романовна Лебедева, born
July 21 ,1976 inVolgograd ) is aRussia n athlete who competes on the world stage in both thelong jump andtriple jump disciplines.In the finals of the 2004 World Indoor Championships, after equalling
Ashia Hansen 's triple jump indoorworld record with her first jump, Tatyana then improved on this twice finishing with a mark of 15.36metre s.In 2004 for the second
Summer Olympic Games in a row, Tatyana went into the triple jump competition as favourite but could only pick up a minor medal. This time she received the bronze which was one place lower than her silver medal won inSydney four years earlier. Later in the games she led Russia to a clean sweep in the long jump, winning by a mere 2cm fromIrina Simagina andTatyana Kotova .In 2005, she missed the World Championships due to injury, but became the sole winner of the
IAAF Golden League jackpot, a bonus of USD 1 million awarded to athletes who win their event at each of six designated European summer meets. That year, she concentrated on the triple jump.In September, 2002 Tatyana gave birth to a daughter, whom she named Nastya.
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