Galina Chistyakova

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Galina Dmitriyevna Chistyakova (Russian: Гали́на Дми́триевна Чистяко́ва; born July 26, 1962 in Izmail, Ukrainian SSR) is a retired athlete who represented the USSR. She trained at Burevestnik in Moscow. Competing in long jump, Galina Chistyakova won the 1985 European Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the European Championships one year later. In 1988 she managed to win an Olympic bronze medal in Seoul as well as jumping 7.52 metres, the current world record for women. More gold medals at Indoor Championships followed, and in 1990 she even won the first triple jump event held at the European Indoor Championships. Later that year she underwent a knee operation and never returned to her old form.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union she became a Russian citizen. At the end of her carrier she received Slovak citizenship and represented the Slovakia. Married to retired triple jumper Aleksandr Beskrovniy, the couple now lives in Slovakia.

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1985 European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece 1st Long jump
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 2nd Long jump
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 2nd Long jump
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Long jump
Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea 3rd Long jump
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 1st Long jump
World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Long jump
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 1st Long jump
European Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 1st Triple jump
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