Olga Mikhailovna Chernyavskaya, née Davydova, formerly Burova (; born 17 September 1963) is a Russian discus thrower. As Olga Burova, she won the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships. She also won European Championships silver in 1990, World Championship bronze in 1995, and is a three-time Olympian.
Career Born in Irbit, she finished fifth at the 1989 World Cup competing as Olga Davydova for the Soviet Union, before going on to win the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart competing as Olga Burova for Russia. Her best Olympic performance is 5th place in 1992. She also participated in the Olympics in 1996 and 2004. Her personal best is 68.38m, achieved in 1992.
Chernyavskaya beat the official Masters W50 discus world record while winning the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships in Lyon, France.
International competitions Representing 1989World CupBarcelona, Spain5thDiscus61.46 m1990Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States 3rdDiscus65.46 mEuropean ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia 2ndDiscus66.72 mRepresenting 1992Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain5thDiscus64.02 mRepresenting 1993World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 1stDiscus67.40 m1994European Championships Helsinki, Finland5thDiscus62.54 m1995World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rdDiscus66.86 m1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States6thDiscus64.70 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece20th (q)Discus58.64 m(q) Indicates overall position in qualifying round
See also List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women) List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women) Discus throw at the World Championships in Athletics
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