# Remigija Nazarovienė

Remigija Nazarovienė (née Sablovskaitė; born 2 June 1967 in Ashkabad, Turkmen SSR) is a retired Lithuanian heptathlete. She won the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships and finished third at the 1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge. She won the Talence Decastar twice, in 1996 and 1997, and was runner-up in 1989 and 1998. She competed at three consecutive Olympic Games (1988 to 1996), three consecutive World Championships in Athletics (1995 to 1999), ad four straight editions of the European Athletics Championships (1990 to 2002).
She holds the Lithuanian national record in heptathlon with 6604 points, and also held national records in the 100 m and 60 m hurdles.
After retirement as a heptathlete, she started coaching in Estonia. In 2009, her student, decathlete Mikk Pahapill, won the heptathlon at the European Indoor Championships.

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing the Soviet Union ||||||
| 1985 | European Junior Championships | Cottbus, Germany | 4th | Heptathlon | 5693 pts |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 5th | Heptathlon | 6456 pts |
| 1989 | European Cup Super League | Helmond, Netherlands | 2nd | Heptathlon | 6600 pts |
| 1989 | Decastar | Talence, France | 2nd | Heptathlon | 6375 pts |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 6th | Heptathlon | 6380 pts |
| Representing Lithuania ||||||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 14th | Heptathlon | 6141 pts |
| 1994 | European Cup Second League | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | Heptathlon | 6014 pts |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | Heptathlon | 6262 pts |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 17th | Heptathlon | 6026 pts |
| 1996 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 6th | Heptathlon | 6282 pts |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 10th | Heptathlon | 6254 pts |
| 1996 | Decastar | Talence, France | 1st | Heptathlon | 6451 pts |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | Heptathlon | 6566 pts |
| 1997 | Decastar | Talence, France | 1st | Heptathlon | 6536 pts |
| 1998 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | — | Heptathlon | DNF |
| 1998 | Goodwill Games | New York City, United States | 4th | Heptathlon | 6346 pts |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | Heptathlon | 6394 pts |
| 1998 | Decastar | Talence, France | 2nd | Heptathlon | 6313 pts |
| 1998 | IAAF World Combined Events Challenge | Various | 3rd | Heptathlon | 19 053 pts |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 4th | Pentathlon | 4505 pts |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 8th | Heptathlon | 6262 pts |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | — | Heptathlon | DNF |

## National championships

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 1987 | Lithuanian Championships | Vilnius, Soviet Union | 1st | Heptathlon | 6241 pts |
| 1988 | Soviet Indoor Championships | Perm, Soviet Union | 3rd | Pentathlon | 4561 pts |
| 1988 | Soviet Championships | Kyiv, Soviet Union | 1st | Heptathlon | 6566 pts |
| 1989 | Soviet Championships | Bryansk, Soviet Union | 2nd | Heptathlon | 6604 pts |
| 1990 | Lithuanian Championships | Vilnius, Soviet Union | 1st | Heptathlon | 6252 pts |
| 1992 | Lithuanian Championships | Vilnius, Lithuania | 1st | Heptathlon | 6513 pts |
| 2002 | Lithuanian Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 1st | Heptathlon | 6005 pts |

## Personal bests
### Outdoors

| Event | Result | Time | Place |
| 100 metres hurdles | 13.15 | 14 September 1996 | Talence |
| High jump | 1.86 | 10 June 1989 | Bryansk |
| Shot put | 16.22 | 13 June 1988 | Kaunas |
| 200 metres | 23.79 | 14 September 1996 | Talence |
| Long jump | 6.58 | 11 June 1989 | Bryansk |
| Javelin throw | 48.20 | 15 September 1997 | Talence |
| 800 metres | 2:09.26 | 16 July 1989 | Helmond |
| Heptathlon | 6604 | 10–11 June 1989 | Bryansk |

### Indoors

| Event | Result | Time | Place |
| 60 metres hurdles | 8.20 | 7 March 1997 | Paris |
| Pentathlon | 4641 | 1988 | - |

## Coaching

After her retirement as a heptathlete, Remigija Nazarovienė started coaching in Estonia. She currently coaches Mikk Pahapill. She has coached also decathletes Andres Raja, Mikk-Mihkel Arro, Artur Liiv and heptathletes Kaie Kand, Ksenija Balta, Ebe Reier, Berit Jürgenson.
Decathlete Mikk Pahapill won European Indoor Championships in 2009 and heptathlete Ksenija Balta won bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in 2005.

## Personal life

Her father was a javelin thrower with the result of 78.32 m, and her mother was 12.0-second 100 m performer. Her son Deividas is currently playing basketball.
Nazarovienė was married to Andrei Nazarov, an Estonian decathlete who finished tenth at the 1995 World Championships. She is the sister-in-law of Lithuanian discus thrower Virgilijus Alekna.

## Honorary awards

* Badge of Merit from Lithuanian President Algirdas Brazauskas
* Voted as a best Estonian female athletics coach in 2006
* Estonian Ministry of Culture award in 2008