Olga Shishigina

Olga Vasilyevna Shishigina (Russian: Ольга Васильевна Шишигина; born 23 December 1968) is a retired Kazakhstani track and field athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres hurdles. She won an Olympic gold medal in 2000,[1] and many medals on the regional and continental level.

Olga Shishigina

Personal information
Born	23 December 1968 (age 52) Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Hurdles
Medal record Representing  Kazakhstan Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 100 m hurdles World Championships 1995 Gothenburg 100 m hurdles 2001 Edmonton 100 m hurdles World Indoor Championships 1999 Maebashi 60 m hurdles 1995 Barcelona 60 m hurdles Asian Championships 1998 Fukuoka 100 m hurdles 1993 Manila 100 m hurdles Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima 100 m hurdles 1998 Bangkok 100 m hurdles Central Asian Games 1995 Tashkent 100 m hurdles 1999 Bishkek 100 m 1999 Bishkek 100 m hurdles

Shishigina was banned between 1996 and 1998 for failing a drug test.[2] She holds a rank of Major in the Border Guard Service of Kazakhstan.[3]

Personal bests

Event	Time	Date	Venue	Note
100 m hurdles	12.44	27 June 1995	Luzern	Asian record
60 m hurdles	7.86	5 March 1999	Maebashi
100 m	11.13	27 May 2000	Almaty

Social activity

Visiting Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages.

See also

• List of doping cases in athletics

References

1. Olga Shishigina. sports-reference
2. Mackay, Duncan (20 January 2001) Walker aims to put the demons behind him. The Guardian
3. Казахстан встречает героев Олимпиады. spy.kz. 21 August 2008

External links

• Olga Shishigina at World Athletics