Olesya Forsheva
![]() Forsheva at the 2011 European Indoor Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 8 July 1979 Nizhny Tagil, Russia | (age 44)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Profsoyuzy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olesya Aleksandrovna Forsheva (Russian: Олеся Александровна Форшева (Красномовец), née Krasnomovets on 8 July 1979) is a retired Russian sprint runner who specialized in the 400 m and 4×400 m relay. She had her best achievements indoors, placing first or second in her both events at the world championships in 2004 and 2006 and at the European championships in 2011. Her 4×400 m teams set two world indoor records, in 2004 and 2006, but only the former one was ratified.[1] Outdoors she won the world 4×400 m title in 2005 and placed second at the 2004 Olympics.[2][3]
Personal life[edit]
She is married to the fellow sprinter Dmitry Forshev.[2]
References[edit]
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- ^ Olesya Krasnomovets. trackfield.brinkster.net
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- ^ Olesya Forsheva at World Athletics
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- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Athletics indoor record holders (relay)
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