Olga Pavlovna Mineyeva (Russian: Ольга Павловна Минеева; born September 1, 1952, in Degtyarsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast) is a Soviet athlete, who competed for the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Russia. There she won the silver medal in the 800 metres in 1:54.81 minutes, splitting teammates Nadezhda Olizarenko and Tatyana Providokhina for a Soviet clean sweep of the medals. She also won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics, finishing with a time of 1:55.41 at the event in Athens.[1]

Olga Mineyeva
Personal information
BornSeptember 1, 1952[1][2]
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow 800 metres
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Athens 800 metres

References edit

  1. ^ a b Olga Mineyeva at World Athletics  . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.
  2. ^ Olga Mineyeva at Tilastopaja (registration required)