Ludmila Engquist

Ludmila Engquist
Personal information
Born (1964-04-21) 21 April 1964 (age 60)
Tambov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 100 m hurdles
World Championships
Representing the  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1991 Tokyo 100 m hurdles
Representing  Sweden
Gold medal – first place 1997 Athens 100 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Seville 100 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
Representing the  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1991 Seville 60 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1989 Budapest 60 m hurdles

Ludmila Viktorovna Engquist (née Leonova (Russian: Людмила Викторовна Нарожиленко-Леонова). formerly Narozhilenko; born 21 April 1964) is a Russian-Swedish former athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres hurdles. She competed for the Soviet Union (until 1991), Russia (from 1992) and Sweden (from 1996). She is the 1996 Olympic champion and the 1991 and 1997 World champion in the 100m hurdles. Her best time of 12.26 secs in 1992, ranks her tied-seventh on the world all-time list. She is also a former world record holder in the 60 metres hurdles with 7.69 secs (1990).