Ana Ambrazienė (born April 14, 1955) is a retired hurdler from Lithuania.[1] Also known as Anna Kostecka (or Kastetskaya), she was born in Vilnius and is of Polish descent.[2][3][4] She represented the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s.
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| Born | April 14, 1955 (age 69) Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her personal best in the women's 400 m hurdles was 54.02 at a meet in Moscow on June 11, 1983. That mark was the standing world record for over a year.
Competition results
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Soviet Union
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| 1981 | Summer Universiade | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.52 GR |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.65 | |||
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 55.09 [4] |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 54.15 [5] |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 55.68 [6] |
Representing  Lithuania
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| 1990 | Lithuanian Championships | Lithuania | 1st | 400 m | 52.4 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Athlete profile: Anna Ambraziene". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ "Article about Anna Kostecka-Ambraziene". Tygodnik Wileńszczyzny [Vilnius Region Weekly]. 2004. OCLC 69492151.
- ^ Judycki, Zbigniew Andrzej (2014). Polscy sportowcy w świecie [Polish athletes in the world] (PDF). CAN. p. 9. ISBN 978-83-64587-00-9.
Anna Ambraziene-Kostecka
- ^ a b European Athletics Championships: Statistics Handbook (PDF). European Athletics Association. 2014. p. 44. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
4. Anna Kastetskaya (URS) 55.09
- ^ "1st IAAF World Championships in Athletics: 400 Metres Hurdles – women – final results". IAAF. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
2. Anna AMBRAZIENÉ (URS) 54.15
- ^ "2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics: 400 Metres Hurdles – women – final results". IAAF. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
6. Anna AMBRAZIENÉ (URS) 55.68
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