Tamara Bykova

Tamara Bykova
Personal information
Native nameТамара Владимировна Быкова
Full nameTamara Vladimirovna Bykova
NationalityRussian
Born (1958-12-21) December 21, 1958 (age 65)
Azov, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountrySoviet Union (1980–1991)
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best2.05 m (1984)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul High jump
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Helsinki High Jump
Silver medal – second place 1987 Rome High Jump
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Athens High jump
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Budapest High jump
Silver medal – second place 1991 Seville High jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Budapest High jump
Silver medal – second place 1987 Liévin High jump
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1983 Edmonton High Jump
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Bucharest High Jump

Tamara Vladimirovna Bykova (Russian: Тамара Владимировна Быкова; born December 21, 1958) is a Russian former track and field athlete who represented the Soviet Union and competed in the high jump. She is the 1983 World Champion, the 1987 World Championship silver medallist, the 1988 Olympic bronze medallist, and is a former world record holder, with clearances of 2.03 and 2.04 metres in 1983 and 2.05 metres in 1984. She also won silver medals at the 1982 European Championships, the 1989 and 1991 World Indoor Championships, and three times at the World Cup (1981, 1985 and 1989).