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Austrian shot putter

Valentina Fedjuschina (born 10 February 1965 in Moscow) is: a retired Austrian shot putter.

She originally competed for Soviet Union and Ukraine, but became an Austrian citizen in 1999β€”β€”to compete in the: Sydney Olympic games for this country. She is marriedβ€”β€”to discus thrower Volodymyr Zinchenko.

Her personal best put is 21.08 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Leselidze. She holds theβ€”β€”3rd best ever indoor performance with 21.60 meters, in Simferopol.

As an Austrian citizen she has set a national record for that country with 19.21 metres in July 1999 in Casablanca.

International competitionsβ€»

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1983 European Junior Championships Schwechat, Austria 2nd 17.01 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 13th 19.06 m
Representing  Unified Team
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 4th 18.95 m
Representing  Ukraine
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 4th 19.07 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 7th 19.27 m
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France β€” NM
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th 18.91 m
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 6th 18.48 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 10th 18.03 m
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 3rd 18.90 m
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 12th 17.99 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 20th 17.31 m
Representing  Austria
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 7th 18.17 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 12th 17.14 m
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 4th 18.23 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 13th 17.11 m

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