Tatyana Grebenchuk (; born 22 November 1962) is a

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ian former Soviet

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athlete who specialised in the

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. She was a medalist at the

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and

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in 1989. Her 800 m personal best was 1:57.35 minutes. Grebenchuk's career briefly flourished in 1989 and 1990. She emerged as a fast runner in her mid-twenties after running a best of 1:57.89 minutes in 1987 (ranked twelfth globally) and then 1.58.70 minutes in 1988 (ranked 25th). Her first and only national title came at the 1989

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, where she topped the podium in 2:02.62 minutes. International success followed: the

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saw her place third in the 800 m behind Romania's

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and East Germany's Ellen Kiessling. Shortly after she entered the

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and retained her good form by running a lifetime indoor best of 1:59.53 minutes. This was enough to hold off Kiessling for the silver medal, as she finished second behind East German

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. The time ranked her as the second fastest athlete indoors that year. There were no major outdoor championships in 1989, but she expanded her international success to the outdoor track the year after. She ran a lifetime best of 1:57.35 minutes in

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that July. She gained selection for the

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– billed as a major event between American and Soviet athletes. There she earned a bronze medal in the 800 m (behind Cuba's

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and future world champion Liliya Nurutdinova) as well as a

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bronze with the Soviet "B" team of Nadezhda Loboyko,

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and Nurutdinova. Her final international outing was at the

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, but her semi-final run was slower than her heats one and she was eliminated, ranking tenth in the semi-final round.European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK

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, pp. 451-460. Retrieved on 2015-10-31.

Personal bests

*800 metres – 1:57.35 min (1990) *800 meters (indoor) – 1:59.53 min (1989)

National titles

**800 m: 1989

International competitions

References

External links

* __NOTOC__ {{DEFAULTSORT:Grebenchuk, Tatyana Living people 1962 births Belarusian female middle-distance runners Soviet female middle-distance runners Goodwill Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games