 Savitskaya at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1991 |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Sport | Women's athletics |
| Event | Heptathlon |
| Coached by | Vladimir Slushkin |
| Updated on 4 August 2012 | |
Kristina Savitskaya (Russian: Кристина Савицкая born 10 June 1991) is a Russian track and field athlete. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's heptathlon event.[1] In the 800 m event of the heptathlon, her foot crossed the lane-marking line too early, but this led to a mistaken disqualification of Lilli Schwarzkopf in the neighbouring lane. However, the disqualification was rescinded when Schwarzkopf pointed out the error.[2] Savitskaya's final place was corrected from seventh to eighth.[3]
She won the national title at the Russian Athletics Championships in 2012 and 2013.
- ^ "Women's Heptathlon". London2012.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ "Schwarzkopf gewinnt Silber bei Siebenkampf ihres Lebens". Olympia - Olympische Spiele - Sommerspiele - London 2012 - News. Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "Семиборка Кристина Савицкая – восьмая на Олимпиаде в Лондоне". VolgaNews. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.