Tamara Bykova
- Born
- Dec 21, 1958 (67 years old)
- Birthplace
- Azov, Russia
- Events
- High Jump
- Height
- 1.80 m
- Weight
- 59 kg
Tamara Vladimirovna Bykova (Russian: Тамара Владимировна Быкова; born December 21, 1958) is a Russian former track and field athlete who represented the Soviet Union and competed in the high jump.
She is the 1983 World Champion, the 1987 World Championship silver medallist, the 1988 Olympic bronze medallist, and is a former world record holder, with clearances of 2.03 and 2.04 metres in 1983 and 2.05 metres in 1984.
She also won silver medals at the 1982 European Championships, the 1989 and 1991 World Indoor Championships, and three times at the World Cup (1981, 1985 and 1989).
As of Oct 30, 2026: High Jump 2.05 (#12 all-time), 1991 season best 1.96 (Mar 17, 1991) · Last competition: IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Tokyo, Aug 31, 1991, 1.93 · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver · 67 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| World Championships | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | HJ | 1.96 | – | Mar 17, 1991 | – |
| 1991 | HJ Indoor | 1.97 | – | Mar 9, 1991 | IAAF World Indoor Championships |
| 1990 | HJ | 1.98 | – | Feb 4, 1990 | – |
| 1990 | HJ Indoor | 1.98 | – | Feb 4, 1990 | Chelyabinsk (URS) (i) |
| 1989 | HJ | 1.98 | – | Jul 10, 1989 | – |
| 1989 | HJ Indoor | 2.00 | – | Mar 5, 1989 | IAAF World Indoor Championships, Budapest Sportcsarnok, Budapest (i) |
| 1988 | HJ | 1.99 | – | Sep 30, 1988 | Olympic Stadium, Seoul (KOR) |
| 1987 | HJ | 2.04 | – | Aug 30, 1987 | IAAF World Championships |