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kokand , uzbek ssr 59 kg lb on tatyana 2007 world championships . kotova -lrb- right -rrb- won bronze medal in 1.82 11 december 1976 osaka07 d4a wlong jump triple celebration 2.jpg tatyana kotova

tatyana kotova

tatyana vladimirovna kotova -lrb- , born december 11 , 1976 -rrb- is an athlete who competes for russia in the long jump .
her personal best jump of 7.42 m at annecy in 2002 , is the best distance achieved by a female long jumper in the 21st century -lrb- as of 2014 -rrb- .
kotova won bronze medals in the event at the 2000 and 2004 olympic games .
she won three consecutive silver medals at the world championships in athletics from 2001 to 2005 , also taking bronze in 2007 .
she had greater success indoors , where she has won the world indoor championships on three occasions , in 1999 , 2003 and 2006 , as well as finishing as runner-up in 2001 and 2004 .
her other titles include wins at the 2002 european championships and the 2002 iaaf world cup .
she was third at the 2001 goodwill games and was the jackpot winner of the 2000 iaaf golden league .
