# Viktoriya Zyabkina

Viktoriya Viktorovna Zyabkina (Cyrillic: Виктория Викторовна Зябкина; born 4 September 1992) is a Kazakhstani sprinter who mostly competes in the 100 m and 200 m distances. She represented her country at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. She won a silver and a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games, respectively. Between 2013 and 2017 she won five gold and one silver medals at the Asian Championships, five of them in individual events.

## Personal life

Zyabkina took up athletics in 2002 following her parents. Her father Viktor Zyabkin was a member of the Soviet national 4 × 100 m relay team. Her mother Oksana Zelinskaya competed for the Soviet Union in triple jump and was an Asian champion in this event. Zyabkina debuted internationally in 2010. She has degrees in sports education from the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and in English-Russian translation from the Turan University.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Kazakhstan ||||||
| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 32nd (h) | 200 m | 12.38 |
| 2010 | Asian Junior Championships | Hanoi, Vietnam | 3rd | 200 m | 24.55 |
| 2010 | Asian Junior Championships | Hanoi, Vietnam | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ |
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 18th (h) | 100 m | 12.07 |
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 31st (h) | 200 m | 24.09 |
| 2012 | Asian Indoor Championships | Hangzhou, China | 3rd | 60 m | 7.44 |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 32nd (h) | 60 m | 7.55 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 38th (h) | 200 m | 23.49 |
| 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 1st | 200 m | 23.62 |
| 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:36.09 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 44th (h) | 200 m | 24.47 |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 4th | 100 m | 11.67 |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 7th | 200 m | 23.69 |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.90 |
| 2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 6th (B) | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.89 |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 2nd | 100 m | 11.34 |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 1st | 200 m | 23.09 |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ |
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 1st | 100 m | 11.23 |
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 1st | 200 m | 22.77 |
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.28 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 18th (sf) | 100 m | 11.19 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 12th (sf) | 200 m | 22.77 |
| 2016 | Asian Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 60 m | 7.27 |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 31st (h) | 60 m | 7.47 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 50th (h) | 100 m | 11.69 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 45th (h) | 200 m | 23.34 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 1st | 100 m | 11.39 |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 1st | 200 m | 23.10 |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.53 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 32nd (h) | 200 m | 23.66 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 13th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.47 |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 4th | 100 m | 11.49 |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 2nd (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.14$^1$ |
| 2017 | Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 1st | 60 m | 7.32 |
| 2018 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 2nd | 60 m | 7.39 |
| 2018 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:41.67 |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 13th (sf) | 100 m | 11.86 |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | – | 200 m | DQ |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.82 |
$^1$Disqualified in the final