Nina Zyuskova

Nina Anatolievna Zyuskova^[5] (Russian: Нина Анатольевна Зюськова, Ukrainian: Ніна Анатоліївна Зюськова; born May 3, 1952, in Kalchyk, Donetsk, Russia) is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

Nina Zyuskova

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Personal information
Native name	Нина Анатольевна Зюськова
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1952-05-03) May 3, 1952 (age 71)^[1] Kalchyk, Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)^[2]
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)^[2]
Sport
Country	Soviet Union^[1]
Sport	Athletics^[1]
Event(s)	4×400 m relay^[1] 400 m^[3]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1st (4×400 m relay, 1980) 5th (400 m, 1980)
Personal best(s)	400 m: 50.17 (1980) 4×400 m relay: 3.20.2 (1980)^[1]
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 4×400 m relay^[1]^[4] IAAF World Cup 1979 Montreal 4×400 m relay^[3]

She competed for the USSR in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow where she won the gold medal with her teammates Tatyana Prorochenko, Tatyana Goyshchik and Irina Nazarova in the women's 4×400 metres event. She received the Order of the Badge of Honour and is a Merited Master of Sports of the USSR.

After the Olympics, she began working as a children's coach in Donetsk, Russia.^[2]

References

1. "Nina ZIUSKOVA - Olympic Athletics | USSR". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
2. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
3. . trackfield.brinkster.net. Archived from the original on 2019-06-27.
4. . databaseOlympics. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
5. "Олимпийская гордость Чермалыка". www.chermalyk.narod.ru. Retrieved 2019-06-27.