Nadezhda KOLESNIKOVA-ILYINA

USSR
USSR
AthleticsAthletics
Olympic Medals
1B
Games Participations2
First Olympic GamesMunich 1972
Year of Birth1949

Biography

Nadezhda Ilyina (née Kolesnikova) was the leading Soviet female long sprinter in the mid-1970s. Ilyina competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, winning a 4x400 m relay bronze in 1976 and reaching the 400 m semifinal at both Olympics. Ilyina also competed at the 1971 and 1974 European Championships and won the 4x400 m relay bronze at both championships, while finishing fourth in the 400 m in 1974. At the European Indoor Championships, Ilyina won gold in 4x2 laps relay in 1975, 400 m silvers in 1974 and 1975, 4x2 laps relay silver in 1972 and 1+2+3+4 laps relay bronze in 1970. At the 1974 European Indoor Championships held in Göteborg, Sweden, Ilyina set a World indoor 400 m record, when she clocked 52.44 in her semifinal run. Domestically, Ilyina was the Soviet 400 m champion in 1973-75 and 4x400 m champion in 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974 and 1977. After finishing her sporting career, Ilyina worked as an athletics coach with Dynamo Moskva. Her daughter Nadiya Petrova became a successful tennis player who ranked no. 3 in the world in singles in May 2006. Ilyina died in a car accident in the Moscow suburbs in December 2013.

Personal Best: 400 – 51.19 (1976).

Olympic Results

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