Tamilla Abassova

Tamilla Abassova
Personal information
Full nameTamilla Rashidovna Abassova
Born (1982-12-09) 9 December 1982
Moscow, Soviet Union
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Women's track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensSprint
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 Los AngelesSprint

Tamilla Rashidovna Abassova (Azerbaijani: Tamilla Rəşid qızı Abbasova, Russian: Тамилла Рашидовна Абасова; born 9 December 1982, in Moscow) is a Russian racing cyclist who won the silver medal in the women's sprint event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the silver medal at the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the same event.

She is of mixed Azerbaijani-Russian descent, and a practicing Baptist.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Тамилла Абасова: Мой главный жених – велосипед [Bicycle is my spouse]. Soviet Sport. 31 August 2002. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.