Olga Shishigina information

Olga Shishigina
	2020
Personal information
Full name	Olga Vasilyevna Shishigina
Citizenship	Kazakhstan
Born	23 December 1968 (age 55); Almaty, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Education	Republican School of Higher Sports Skills (1992–1994); Kazakh State Academy of Tourism and Sports (2002);
Occupations	Service in the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1987–1992); Service in the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1994–2013); Deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the fifth convocation (22 January 2013 – January 20, 2016); Deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the sixth convocation (25 March 2016-currently); Head of the Athletics Department of the Kazakh State Academy of Tourism and Sports (currently);
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Spouse	Dmitry Gridnev
Sport
Sport	Hurdles
Retired	2007
Medal record
Representing Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Indoor Championships
Asian Championships
Asian Games
Central Asian Games

Olga Vasilyevna Shishigina (Russian: Ольга Васильевна Шишигина; born 23 December 1968) is a retired Kazakhstani track and field athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres hurdles. Honoured Master of Sports and the pride of Kazakhstan, which has won many medals in various competitions. She won an Olympic gold medal in 2000,^[1] and many medals on the regional and continental level. She is the only gold medalist in both the Championship and the Olympic Games in Athletics. Olga's first victory was at the Asian Games, which was held in Hiroshima in 1994. Shishigina was banned between 1996 and 1998 for failing a drug test.^[2] She holds the rank of Major in the Border Guard Service of Kazakhstan.^[3]

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olga Shishigina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^ Mackay, Duncan (20 January 2001) Walker aims to put the demons behind him. The Guardian
^ Казахстан встречает героев Олимпиады. spy.kz. 21 August 2008

[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olga Shishigina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

[2] Mackay, Duncan (20 January 2001) Walker aims to put the demons behind him. The Guardian

[3] Казахстан встречает героев Олимпиады. spy.kz. 21 August 2008

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