Svetlana Pessova

Svetlana Pessova
Personal information
Full name Svetlana Pessova
Nationality  Turkmenistan
Born (1981-09-27) 27 September 1981
Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR,
Soviet Union
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Long jump: 6.63 (2004)

Svetlana Pessova (born September 27, 1981 in Ashgabat) is a retired Turkmen long jumper.[1] Pessova qualified for the Turkmen squad in the women's long jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by granting a tripartite invitation from the National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan and the IAAF with her entry jump of 6.63 metres.[2] During the prelims, Pessova fouled her first attempt, but managed to put down a tremendous effort with a 5.64-metre leap on her second attempt, missing the target by nearly a single metre from her personal best. Taking a leap by a six-centimetre deficit on her last attempt, Pessova became the last among the thirty-seven remaining long jumpers to earn a spot on the overall standings at the end of the qualifying stage.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Svetlana Pessova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Athens 2004: Athletics – Entry List by NOC Women" (PDF). Athens 2004. IAAF. p. 90. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "IAAF Athens 2004: Women's Long Jump Qualification". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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