Olga Belyakova
| File:Olga Belyakova.jpg | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 September 1988 Rybinsk, Soviet Union |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| Sport | Short track speed skating |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 1 |
| Highest world ranking | 8 (1500m) |
Olga Vladimirovna Belyakova (Russian: Ольга Владимировна Белякова; born 26 September 1988 in Rybinsk) is a Russian short-track speed-skater.
Belyakova competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Russia. She finished sixth in the first round of the 1500 metres, failing to advance, and ending up 30th overall.[1]
As of 2013, Belyakova's best finish at the World Championships is fourth, in the 1500 metres in 2012. She has also won a silver medal as a member of the Russian relay team at the 2010 European Championships.[2]
As of 2013, Belyakova has two ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup podium finishes, both of which came as a member of the Russian relay team. Her best finish is a silver medal, at Heerenveen in 2006–07. Her top World Cup ranking is 13th, in the 1500 metres in 2006–07.[2]
World Cup podiums
[edit | edit source]| Date | Season | Location | Rank | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 February 2007 | 2006–07 | Heerenveen | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 3000m Relay |
| 23 October 2011 | 2011–12 | Salt Lake City | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 3000m Relay |
References
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Russian female short-track speed skaters
- Olympic short-track speed skaters for Russia
- Short-track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Short-track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- People from Rybinsk
- Sportspeople from Yaroslavl Oblast
- 21st-century Russian sportswomen
- Russian winter sports biography stubs
- Russian speed skating biography stubs