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Nina Zyuskova
Personal information
Native nameНина Анатольевна Зюськова
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1952-05-03) 3 May 1952 (age 72)[1]
Kalchyk, Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight67 kg (148 lb)[2]
Sport
CountrySoviet Union[1]
SportAthletics[1]
Events
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
  • 1st (4×400 m relay, 1980)
  • 5th (400 m, 1980)
Personal bests
  • 400 m: 50.17 (1980)
  • 4×400 m relay: 3.20.2 (1980)[1]
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow 4×400 m relay[1][4]
IAAF World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1979 Montreal 4×400 m relay[3]

Nina Anatolievna Zyuskova[5] (Нина Анатольевна Зюськова, Ukrainian: Ніна Анатоліївна Зюськова; born 3 May 1952 in Kalchyk, Donetsk, Russia) is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

She competed for the USSR in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow where she won the gold medal with her teammates Tatyana Prorochenko, Tatyana Goyshchik and Irina Nazarova in the women's 4 × 400 metres event. She received the Order of the Badge of Honour and is a Merited Master of Sports of the USSR.

After the Olympics, she began working as a children's coach in Donetsk.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Nina ZIUSKOVA – Olympic Athletics | USSR". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. ^ a b c "Nina Ziuskova Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  3. ^ a b "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Archived from the original on 2019-06-27.
  4. ^ "Nina Zyuskova". databaseOlympics. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  5. ^ "Олимпийская гордость Чермалыка". www.chermalyk.narod.ru. Retrieved 2019-06-27.