Tatyana Kotova
- Born
- Dec 11, 1976 (49 years old)
- Birthplace
- Kokand, Uzbekistan
- Events
- Long Jump
- Height
- 1.82 m
- Weight
- 59 kg
Tatyana Kotova, born on 11 December 1976 in Kokand, Uzbekistan, is a Russian long jumper whose personal best of 7.42 m, achieved at Annecy in 2002, stands as the best distance by a female long jumper in the 21st century.
Kotova won Olympic bronze medals at both the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Games. On the world stage, she earned three consecutive silver medals at the World Championships from 2001 to 2005, along with a bronze in 2007. Indoors, she was a three-time World Indoor champion, winning titles in 1999, 2003, and 2006, with additional runner-up finishes in 2001 and 2004. She was later stripped of her 2005 World silver and 2006 World Indoor title.
Her other major honors include gold at the 2002 European Championships and the 2002 IAAF World Cup, as well as winning the 2000 IAAF Golden League jackpot.
As of Nov 12, 2026: Long Jump 7.42 (#5 all-time), 2012 season best 6.66 (Jul 4, 2012, Cheboksary (RUS)) · Olympic Games: 2 bronze · World Championships: 2 silver, 1 bronze · 49 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| World Championships | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | – | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | LJ | 6.66 | +0.2 | Jul 4, 2012 | Cheboksary (RUS) |
| 2011 | LJ | 6.74 | +2.0 | May 6, 2011 | Doha Samsung Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline |
| 2010 | LJ | 6.90 | +2.0 | Jul 13, 2010 | Russian Championships |
| 2008 | LJ | 6.86 | +0.0 | Jul 20, 2008 | Kazan (RUS) |
| 2007 | LJ | 6.90 | +1.0 | Jun 29, 2007 | Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka (JPN) |
| 2006 | LJ | 7.12 | +0.4 | Aug 30, 2006 | – |
| 2005 | LJ | 7.20 | +2.3 | Jul 16, 2005 | Tula (RUS) |
| 2004 | LJ | 7.05 | +1.8 | Aug 27, 2004 | The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina |