Nadezhda Chizhova

Nadezhda Vladimirovna Chizhova (Russian: Надежда Владимировна Чижова, born 29 September 1945) is a retired Russian shot putter who won three Olympic medals and four European titles, and set seven new world records. She became the first woman to break both the 20 metre and 21 metre barriers. She retired after the 1976 Olympics and later worked as athletics coach in Saint Petersburg.[1]

Nadezhda Chizhova
Personal information
Born29 September 1945 (1945-09-29) (age 74)
Usolye-Sibirskoye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
ClubSpartak St. Petersburg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)21.45 m (1973)
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Shot put
1976 Montreal Shot put
1968 Mexico City Shot put
European Championships
1966 Budapest Shot put
1969 Athens Shot put
1971 Helsinki Shot put
1974 Rome Shot put
European Athletics Indoor Championships
1967 PragueShot put
1968 MadridShot put
1970 ViennaShot put
1971 SofiaShot put
1972 GrenobleShot put
1974 GothenburgShot put
1966 DortmundShot put
Summer Universiade
1970 TurinShot put
1973 MoscowShot put
1965 BudapestShot put

World records
  • 16.60 metres in 1964 (world junior record)
  • 18.67 metres on 28 April 1968 in Sochi
  • 19.72 metres on 30 May 1969 in Moscow
  • 20.09 metres on 13 July 1969 in Chorzów
  • 20.43 metres on 16 September 1969 in Athens
  • 20.63 metres on 19 May 1972 in Sochi
  • 21.03 metres on 7 September 1972 in Munich
  • 21.20 metres on 28 August 1973 in Lviv

Her latest record stood until 21 September 1974 when Czechoslovak Helena Fibingerová improved it to 21.57 metres.

References
  1. Nadezhda Chizhova. sports-reference.com


Records
Preceded by
—		 Women's Shot Put World Record Holder
7 September 1972 – 21 September 1974		 Succeeded by
Helena Fibingerová


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