Background
Chizhova, Nadezhda was born on September 29, 1945 in Irkutskaia Oblast’.
Chizhova, Nadezhda was born on September 29, 1945 in Irkutskaia Oblast’.
Graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Physical Culture, 1974.
She became the first woman to break both the 20 metre and 21 metre barriers. She retired after the 1976 Olympics and later worked as athletics coach in Saint St. Petersburg. 16.60 metres in 1964 (world junior record)
18.67 metres on 28 April 1968 in Sochi
19.72 metres on 30 May 1969 in Moscow
20.09 metres on 13 July 1969 in Chorzów
20.43 metres on 16 September 1969 in Athens
20.63 metres on 19 May 1972 in Sochi
21.03 metres on 7 September 1972 in Munich
21.20 metres on 28 August 1973 in Lvov
Her latest record stood until 21 September 1974 when Czechoslovak Helena Fibingerová improved it to 21.57 metres.