Education
Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture.
Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture.
She has a long jump best of 7.33 m and holds the indoor world record mark of 15.36 m in the triple jump. After retaining her triple jump title at the 2003 World Championships, she decided to take up the long jump as well. That year, she concentrated on the triple jump.
Lebedeva reached the podium twice at the 2007 World Championships taking long jump gold and triple jump silver, and she earned two silver medals in her disciplines at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
All information taken from IAAF profile.