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Marina Sysoyeva

b. 1959

Soviet-Kyrgyz high jumper

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About Marina Sysoyeva

Born 1959. Marina Sysoyeva is a Russian and Kyrgyz high jumper.

Marina Sysoyeva (; born 3 June 1959) is a Kyrgyz retired high jumper. As a junior, Sysoyeva would compete at the 1977 European Athletics Junior Championships but would not medal in the women's high jump. Later on, she would compete at the Brothers Znamensky Memorial and set a personal best in the event with a height of 1.93 metres.

Two weeks after the competition, she would compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics, representing the Soviet Union in the women's high jump. She would place joint first in the qualifying round and would advance to the finals. In the finals, she would place fifth out of the eleven competitors that competed in the finals.

Biography Marina Sysoyeva was born on 3 June 1959 in Frunze (now Bishkek) in what was then the Kirghiz SSR. As a junior, Sysoyeva would compete at the 1977 European Athletics Junior Championships, which were held in Donetsk. There, she would compete in the women's high jump on 19 August, recording a height of 1.77 metres but did not medal in the event. Two years later, she would improve her mark with a height of 1.91 metres set at a competition in Minsk.

She would then compete at the Brothers Znamensky Memorial held in Moscow. There, she would set her personal best in the event with a height of 1.93 metres.

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Who is Marina Sysoyeva?

Soviet-Kyrgyz high jumper

When was Marina Sysoyeva born?

Marina Sysoyeva was born on 3 June 1959 in Bishkek.

What is Marina Sysoyeva's occupation?

Marina Sysoyeva is a high jumper.

What nationality is Marina Sysoyeva?

Marina Sysoyeva is Russian and Kyrgyz.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Marina Sysoyeva

· Wikidata: Q6763924

· DBpedia: Marina Sysoyeva

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