Tatyana Chernova

Who is Tatyana Chernova?

Tatyana Sergeyevna Chernova is a Russian heptathlete. She was the bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where she set her personal best of 6880 points.

Chernova also came third in the pentathlon at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Standing 1.89 m tall, she is an all-round strong heptathlete performer, with particular strengths in the javelin throw, long jump and 800 metres events.