Olga Petrovna Bondarenko (née Krentser, russian: О́льга Петро́вна Бондаре́нко-Кренцер;
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-01-19. born 2 June 1960 in Slavgorod
Slavgorod (russian: Сла́вгород) is a town in Altai Krai, Russia, located between Lakes Sekachi and Bolshoye Yarovoye. Population: 48,000 (1975).
History
It was founded in 1910 and was granted town status in 1914.
Administrative a ...
) is a retired Russian track and field
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athlete, who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres
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. She trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Volgograd
Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), geographical renaming, formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stal ...
and represented the Soviet Union internationally.
She competed for the Soviet Union
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at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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held in Seoul
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, South Korea
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where she won the gold medal
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in the first Olympic women's 10,000 metres event, setting a new Olympic record
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* Archery (list)
* Alpine skiing (records recognized only by FIS)
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: 31:05.21.
International competitions
See also
*List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics.
Women’s events
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
10,000 metres
Marathon
100 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
3000 met ...
*List of 1988 Summer Olympics medal winners
The 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul, South Korea from September 17 to October 2.
Archery
Athletics
Men
* † = Ben Johnson (Canadian sprinter), Ben Johnson led the 100 metres at 9.79sec but was disqualified for doping.
Women
* * ...
*List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women)
This is the complete list of women's medalists at the IAAF World Indoor Championships
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*List of Russian sportspeople
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References
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Biography
1960 births
Living people
People from Slavgorod
Sportspeople from Altai Krai
Soviet female long-distance runners
Russian female long-distance runners
Soviet female cross country runners
Russian female cross country runners
Olympic female long-distance runners
Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships winners
European Athletics Championships medalists
Russian Athletics Championships winners
Friendship Games medalists in athletics
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