Tatyana Lebedeva
Tatyana Lebedeva (born July 21, 1976) is a Russian athlete.
Born in Volgograd, Tatyana competes on the world stage in both the long jump and triple jump disciplines.
In the finals of the 2004 World Indoor Championships, after equalling Ashia Hansens triple jump indoor world record with her first jump, Tatyana then improved on this twice finishing with a mark of 15.36 metres.
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 that her silver medal won in Sydney fours years earlier.
In September, 2002 Tatyana gave birth to a daughter, whom she named Nastya.
Major achievements
- 1994
- World Junior Championships
- 1998
- 2000
- 2001
- 2003
- 2004
| Olympic medalists in athletics (women) | Olympic Champions in Women's Long Jump
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| Olga Gyarmati | Yvette Williams | Elżbieta Krzesińska | Vera Krepkina | Mary Rand | Viorica Viscopoleanu | Heide Rosendahl | Angela Voigt | Tatyana Kolpakova | Anisoara Cusmir-Stanciu | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Heike Drechsler | Chioma Ajunwa | Heike Drechsler |
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