Kristina Savitskaya
Russian track and field athlete / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kristina Savitskaya (Russian: Кристина Савицкая born 10 June 1991) is a Russian track and field athlete. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's heptathlon event.[1] In the 800 m event of the heptathlon, her foot crossed the lane-marking line too early, but this led to a mistaken disqualification of Lilli Schwarzkopf in the neighbouring lane. However, the disqualification was rescinded when Schwarzkopf pointed out the error.[2] Savitskaya's final place was corrected from seventh to eighth.[3]
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Born | (1991-06-10) June 10, 1991 (age 32) |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
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Country | Russia |
Sport | Women's athletics |
Event | Heptathlon |
Coached by | Vladimir Slushkin |
Updated on 4 August 2012. |
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She won the national title at the Russian Athletics Championships in 2012 and 2013.