Ana Ambrazienė Explained

Ana Ambrazienė
Birth Place:	Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
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Ana Ambrazienė (born April 14, 1955) is a retired hurdler from Lithuania.^[1] Also known as Anna Kostecka (or Kastetskaya), she was born in Vilnius and is of Polish descent.^{[2] [3]} She represented the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s.

Her personal best in the women's 400 m hurdles was 54.02 at a meet in Moscow on June 11, 1983. That mark was the standing world record for over a year.

Competition results

Representing
1981	Summer Universiade	Bucharest, Romania	1st	400 m hurdles	55.52 GR
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.65
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	400 m hurdles	55.09 ^[4]
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	400 m hurdles	54.15 ^[5]
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	6th	400 m hurdles	55.68 ^[6]
Representing
1990	Lithuanian Championships	Lithuania	1st	400 m	52.4

See also

• Women's 400 metres hurdles world record progression

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athlete profile: Anna Ambraziene . . 2015-10-30.
2. Article about Anna Kostecka-Ambraziene . Tygodnik Wileńszczyzny [Vilnius Region Weekly] . 2004 . 69492151.
3. Book: Judycki, Zbigniew Andrzej . Polscy sportowcy w świecie . Polish athletes in the world . 9 . CAN . 2014 . 978-83-64587-00-9 . Anna Ambraziene-Kostecka.
4. Book: European Athletics Championships: Statistics Handbook . . 2014 . 44 . 2015-10-30 . 4. Anna Kastetskaya (URS) 55.09.
5. Web site: 1st IAAF World Championships in Athletics: 400 Metres Hurdles – women – final results . . 2015-10-30 . 2. Anna AMBRAZIENÉ (URS) 54.15.
6. Web site: 2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics: 400 Metres Hurdles – women – final results . . 2015-10-30 . 6. Anna AMBRAZIENÉ (URS) 55.68.