Viktoriya Fyodorova

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Viktoriya Fyodorova (born May 9, 1973) is a retired female high jumper from Russia. She represented Russia at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics, placing eleventh. She also competed at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships (seventh) and the 1998 European Athletics Championships (tenth).

Fyodorova became involved in track and field in her youth in Leningrad, working under coach Valentina Ivanovna Nikiforova.[1] In age category competitions she was a bronze medallist for the Soviet Union at the 1991 European Athletics Junior Championships,[2] a silver medallist for Russia at the 1994 European Athletics U23 Cup, and a gold medallist at the 1995 Summer Universiade.[3]

At national level she won three Russian titles, topping the podium at the Russian Athletics Championships in 1995 and 1998, as well as a win at the Russian Indoor Athletics Championships in 1997.[4][5] Her personal best of 1.98 m (6 ft 5+34 in) came in Tartu, Estonia, on 20 June 1997. This ranked her ninth in the world for the 2007 season.[6] She retired after the 2002 season.[7]

International competitions[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1991 European Junior Championships Thessaloniki, Greece 3rd High jump 1.91 m
1994 European U23 Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd High jump 1.92 m
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 1st High jump 1.92 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 11th High jump 1.90 m
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 7th High jump 1.95 m
Universiade Catania, Italy High jump DNS
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 10th High jump 1.85 m

Seasonal bests[edit]

National titles[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Соболезнуем (in Russian). Sflaspb (2016-05-24). Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  2. ^ European Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  3. ^ Universiade (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  4. ^ Russian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  5. ^ Russian Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  6. ^ Viktoria Fyodorova. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  7. ^ Viktoriya Fyodorova. World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-08.

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