Lyubov Nikitenko

Lyubov Nikitenko
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
IAAF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Dusseldorf 100 m hurdles
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 San Sebastián 60 m hurdles

Lyubov Nikitenko (Russian: Любовь Ивановна Кононова-Никитенко, married Kononova; born 6 December 1948) is a Kazakhstani former track and field hurdler for the Soviet Union. Born in Kostanay, she competed in the 100 metres hurdles at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where she was disqualified in the semi-finals.[1]

Indoors in the 60 metres hurdles she won the gold medal at the 1977 European Athletics Indoor Championships and set a world record (unratified) time of 7.9 seconds in 1975 and 1976.[2][3]

She also won a bronze medal at the 1977 IAAF World Cup,[4] and was a five-time Soviet national champion.[5][6]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1976 European Indoor Championships Munich, West Germany 6th 60 m hurdles 8.49
Olympic Games Montreal, Canada — 100 m hurdles DQ
1977 European Indoor Championships San Sebastián, Spain 1st 60 m hurdles 8.29
IAAF World Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany 3rd 100 m hurdles 12.87

National titles

References

  1. ^ Lyubov Kononova. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2017-04-03.
  2. ^ Lyubov Nikitenko. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2017-04-03.
  3. ^ European Indoor Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-04-03.
  4. ^ IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-04-03.
  5. ^ Soviet Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-04-03.
  6. ^ Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-04-03.