Tatyana Polnova (russian: Татья́на Полнова), née Zaykova (, born 20 April 1979) is a Russian
pole vault
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...
er. Between 1998 and 2002 she competed for
Turkey
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under the Turkish name Tuna Köstem. She is currently
Fenerbahçe Athletics Club member.
Her personal best is 4.78 metres, achieved in September 2004 in
Monaco
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.
International competitions
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References
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1979 births
Living people
Russian female pole vaulters
Turkish female pole vaulters
FISU World University Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia
Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia
European Athletics Championships medalists
Russian Athletics Championships winners
Fenerbahçe athletes
Naturalized citizens of Turkey
Russian emigrants to Turkey
Turkish people of Russian descent
Place of birth missing (living people)
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