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Nadezhda Olizarenko

Soviet middle-distance runner
Nadezhda Fyodorovna Olizarenko was a Soviet middle-distance runner. At the 1980 Olympics she won the 800 m event, setting a world record at 1:53.43, and finished third in the 1500 m. Her 800 m world record was improved in 1983, but still remains... Wikipedia
Born: November 28, 1953, Bryansk, Russia
Died: February 17, 2017 (age 63 years), Odesa, Ukraine
Height: 5′ 5″
Nationality: Soviet and Ukrainian
Weight: 57 kg (126 lb)