Tamara Bykova

Tamara Bykova

Personal information
Native name	Тамара Владимировна Быкова
Full name	Tamara Vladimirovna Bykova
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1958-12-21) December 21, 1958 (age 65) Azov, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union (1980–1991)
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best	2.05 m (1984)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul High jump World Championships 1983 Helsinki High Jump 1987 Rome High Jump European Championships 1982 Athens High jump World Indoor Championships 1989 Budapest High jump 1991 Seville High jump European Indoor Championships 1983 Budapest High jump 1987 Liévin High jump Universiade 1983 Edmonton High Jump 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).