Tatyana Shchelkanova

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Tatyana Shchelkanova (Russian: Татья́на Щелка́нова, 18 April 1937 – 24 November 2011) was a Soviet long jumper, sprinter and pentathlete who won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1964 Olympics In 1961 she set a world record at 6 48 m and extended it to 6 53 m in 1962 to and 6.

70 m in 1964 However, in the Olympic final she only managed 6 42 m, while the winner Mary Rand broke the world record at 6 76 m.

Shchelkanova won two European titles in the long jump, in 1962 and 1966 (indoor) Shchelkanova won five gold (long jump in 1961, 1963 and 1965; 100 m in 1961; and pentathlon in 1965) and one silver medal (80 hurdles in 1963) at the Summer Universiade, as well as 10 national titles in the long jump (1961–66), 4 × 100 m relay (1961-63), and pentathlon (1963) After retiring from competitions she headed a department at the St Petersburg State University of Telecommunications.