Nadezhda Alekhina Explained

Nadezhda Alekhina, née Bazhenova (Russian: Надежда Алехина; born 22 September 1978) is a Russian triple jumper.

She finished fourth at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade.[1] She also competed at the World Championships in 2003, 2005 and 2009 without reaching the finals. In the long jump she finished seventh at the 2001 Summer Universiade.

Her personal best jump is 15.14 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Cheboksary. The Russian record is currently held by Tatyana Lebedeva with 15.34 metres.[2] Alekhina also has 6.56 metres in the long jump, achieved in June 2003 in Tula.

International competitions

2001UniversiadeBeijing, China7thLong jump6.39 m
2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria4thTriple jump14.20 m
2003World ChampionshipsParis, France23rd (q)Triple jump13.77 m
2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland20th (q)Triple jump13.78 m
Universiadeİzmir, Turkey3rdTriple jump13.90 m
2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany28th (q)Triple jump13.60 m
2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain4thTriple jump14.45 m

National titles

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsgw.htm Universiade (Women)
  2. http://www.athletix.org/Statistics/natrtjwomen.html National triple jump records, women
  3. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/rus.htm Russian Championships
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/rusi.htm Russian Indoor Championships