21/04/64 - Tambovskaya Oblast
7.69i (world rec; 90), 12.26 (92), 7.0i 60 (90), 11.04 (92),
22.98i (90) & 23.03 (88). sf 88 Oly (fell), 2nd 89 Eur Ind
& W Ind, 2nd 89 W Cup, 1st 90 Eur Ind, 5th 90 Eur, 1st 91 Eur
Ind & W Ind, 1st 91 Eur Cup, 1st 91 World, scr sf 92 Oly
(injured), 1st 96 Oly. Won 96 GP (won total of $250,000) and
topped world year list with 12.47. Banned for 4 years in Feb 93
for drugs offence; reinstated in Dec 95 under IAAF
"exceptional circumstances" rule. Now married to her
agent Johan Engquist and became a Swedish citizen in June 96. In
Atlanta became first woman to win an Olympic title representing
Sweden. Daughter born in 1982 |
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