Background
Chicherova was born in Belaya Kalitva, Russia at the end of Soviet Union.
athletics competitor high jumper
Chicherova was born in Belaya Kalitva, Russia at the end of Soviet Union.
She was also runner-up at the World Championships in 2007 and 2009, and bronze medalist in 2013 and 2015. She had previously announced that she will retire after the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, after 14 years at the top, but has since continued to jump. After her second world silver in 2009, Chicherova already announced her retirement, but after giving birth in 2010, she made her come back in 2011.
Chicherova was among the world leading high jumpers for several years until she missed the 2010 season due to pregnancy.
After returning in 2011 she established herself as the world leading female high jumper displacing Blanka Vlašić. She thereby improved her Russian indoor national record by two centimeters.
Chicherova is among the top ten high jumpers of all time both indoor and outdoor. Chicherova is currently in the Russian Army Athletics Club based in Moscow, where she is coached by Yevgeni Zagorulko.