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| Born | October 7, 1980 (1980-10-07) (age 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women'sathletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olesya Nikolaevna Zykina (Russian:Олеся Николаевна Зыкина, born October 7, 1980, inKaluga) is a Russian athlete who mainly competes in the400 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successfulrelay runner, winning the silver medal at the2004 Olympics.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 8th | 100 m | 11.88 | wind: +1.7 m/s |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.35 | ||||
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 3rd | 400 m | 51.71 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.00 | ||||
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | 400 m | 50.93 | ||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.92 | ||||
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 400 m | 50.45 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.59 | ||||
| World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | 400 m | 50.67 | ||
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.45 | |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 6th | 400 m | 50.59 | ||
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.91 | ||||
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 5th | 400 m | 51.81 | ||
| 2004 | Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.16 | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 400 m | 51.24 | |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 400 m | 51.69 | |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 1st | 400 m | 51.09 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.17 |
European Athletics Championships champions in women's400 metres | |
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