Galina Chistyakova

Born in Izmail, Ukrainian SSR, Chistyakovahe trained at Burevestnik in Moscow. Competing in long jump, Galina Chistyakova won the 1985 European Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the European Championships one year later. In 1988 she managed to win an Olympic bronze medal in Seoul as well as jumping 7.52 metres, the current world record for women.[1] More gold medals at Indoor Championships followed, and in 1990 she even won the first triple jump event held at the European Indoor Championships. Later that year she underwent a knee operation but never returned to her old form.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union she became a Russian citizen. At the end of her career she received Slovak citizenship and represented Slovakia. She used to hold the Slovak triple jump record with 14.41 metres, achieved in July 1996 in London.[2] This mark was bettered by Dana Velďáková. Married to retired triple jumper Aleksander Beskrovnyi, the couple now lives in Slovakia.

• Galina Chistyakova at World Athletics

Records
Preceded by Heike Drechsler Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Women's Long Jump World Record Holder 11 June 1988 —	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Li Huirong	Women's Triple Jump World Record Holder Not officially ratified by the IAAF 2 July 1989 – 25 August 1990	Succeeded by Li Huirong
Sporting positions
Preceded by Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Women's Long Jump Best Year Performance 1988–1990	Succeeded by Heike Drechsler