Ana Ambrazienė

Ana Ambrazienė (born April 14, 1955) is a retired hurdler from Lithuania.[1] Also known as Anna Kostecka (or Kastetskaya), she was born in Vilnius and is of Polish descent.[2][3][4] She represented the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s.

Ana Ambrazienė
Personal information
BornApril 14, 1955 (1955-04-14) (age 68)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Helsinki 400 m hurdles
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1981 Bucharest 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 1981 Bucharest 4×400 m relay

Her personal best in the women's 400 m hurdles was 54.02 at a meet in Moscow on June 11, 1983. That mark was the standing world record for over a year.

Competition results
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Soviet Union
1981 Summer Universiade Bucharest, Romania 1st 400 m hurdles 55.52 GR
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.65
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 4th 400 m hurdles  55.09 [4]
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 400 m hurdles 54.15 [5]
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 6th 400 m hurdles  55.68 [6]
Representing  Lithuania
1990 Lithuanian Championships  Lithuania 1st 400 m 52.4

See also

References
  1. "Athlete profile: Anna Ambraziene". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  2. "Article about Anna Kostecka-Ambraziene". Tygodnik Wileńszczyzny [Vilnius Region Weekly]. 2004. OCLC 69492151.
  3. Judycki, Zbigniew Andrzej (2014). Polscy sportowcy w świecie [Polish athletes in the world] (PDF). CAN. p. 9. ISBN 978-83-64587-00-9. Anna Ambraziene-Kostecka
  4. European Athletics Championships: Statistics Handbook (PDF). European Athletics Association. 2014. p. 44. Retrieved 2015-10-30. 4. Anna Kastetskaya (URS) 55.09
  5. "1st IAAF World Championships in Athletics: 400 Metres Hurdles – women – final results". IAAF. Retrieved 2015-10-30. 2. Anna AMBRAZIENÉ (URS) 54.15
  6. "2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics: 400 Metres Hurdles – women – final results". IAAF. Retrieved 2015-10-30. 6. Anna AMBRAZIENÉ (URS) 55.68


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