Regina Chistyakova

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Regina Chistyakova
Personal information
Birth nameRegina Čistiakova
NationalityLithuanian
Born (1961-11-07) 7 November 1961 (age 60)
Sport
Country Lithuania
 Soviet Union (until 1993)
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 metres
3000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 m: 4:05.96 (1988)
3000 m: 8:39.25 NR (1986)
Medal record
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid 3000 m

Regina Chistyakova (née Nyderytė; born 7 November 1961) is a Lithuanian former distance runner, who competed at distances from 1500 metres up to 10,000 metres.[1] Her highest individual honours were three bronze medals in the 3000 metres at the 1986 Goodwill Games, 1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships, and the 1989 Summer Universiade.[2][3][4]

She helped the Soviet women's team to three straight titles at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships between 1988 and 1990, teaming with Yelena Romanova, , Olga Bondarenko, Nadezhda Stepanova, and Natalya Sorokivskaya among others. She also helped the Soviets win the Yokohama International Women's Ekiden in 1988 and 1990.[5] At national level, she was the Soviet national champion in the 3000 m in 1986.[6]

She later went on to win four distance running titles at the Lithuanian Athletics Championships and was twice 3000 m champion at the Lithuanian Indoor Athletics Championships.[7][8] She competed internationally for Lithuania at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, the 1994 European Cross Country Championships, 1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and the 2009 World Masters Athletics Championships.[5] She topped the field in the 1500 m and 3000 m for Lithuania in the C Final of the European Cup.[9]

Chistyakova was born in Tytuvėnai in the Lithuanian SSR of the Soviet Union, one of nine children in her family. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education from the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences in 1993. She married fellow athlete Alexander Chistiakov and has a son, also called Alexander. A resident of Vilnius, she was a long-list candidate for the Order and Justice Party in the 2016 Seimas elections.[10]

Among her outings on the professional circuit, she won the in 1990, and the and in 1993. She had top three finishes at the Cross Zornotza and Brothers Znamensky Memorial meets.[5] She holds the Baltic records and Lithuanian records for the outdoor 3000 m and indoor 5000 metres with her bests of 8:39.25 minutes and 15:49.06 minutes, respectively.[11]

International competitions[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd 3000 m 9:01.72
Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union 3rd 3000 m 8:39.25
1988 World Cross Country Championships Auckland, New Zealand 7th Senior race 19:41
1st Team 51 pts
Yokohama International Women's Ekiden Yokohama, Japan 1st 5K (6th leg) 16:29
1st Team 2:15:41
1989 World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway 27th Senior race 23:36
1st Team 58 pts
Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 3rd 3000 m 8:55.73
1990 World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France 13th Senior race 19:52
1st Team 37 pts
Yokohama International Women's Ekiden Yokohama, Japan 2nd 5K (6th leg) 15:30
1st Team 2:16:41
1993 European Cup C Final Copenhagen, Denmark 1st 1500 m 4:14.55
1st 3000 m 9:08.45
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 9th (heats) 3000 m 8:58.51
1994 European Cup Valencia, Spain 6th 3000 m 9:19.96
European Cross Country Championships Alnwick, United Kingdom 60th Senior race 15:55
1995 World Cross Country Championships Durham, United Kingdom 57th Senior race 21:47
2009 World Masters Championships Lahti, Finland 5th 5000 m 18:54.13
10th 10,000 m 40:02.37

National titles[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Regina Chistyakova. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  2. ^ Goodwill Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  3. ^ World Student Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  4. ^ European Indoor Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  5. ^ a b c Regina Chistyakova. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  6. ^ Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  7. ^ Lithuanian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  8. ^ Lithuanian Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  9. ^ European Cup C Final. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  10. ^ Kandidatei Regina Chistyakova. vrk.lt. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  11. ^ Lithuanian Athletics Records. lengvoji.lt. Retrieved 2020-03-13.

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