Tatyana Polnova

Tatyana Polnova
Personal information
Native name
Татьяна Полнова
Other namesTuna Köstem (Turkish)
BornTatyana Fyodorovna Zaykova
(1979-04-20) 20 April 1979
Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Years active1997–2013
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
 Turkey (1998–2002)
SportAthletics
Event
Pole vault
ClubFenerbahçe Athletics
Retired2013
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsOutdoor: 4.78 (2004)
Indoor: 4.71 (2004)
Medal record
Women's pole vault
Representing  Russia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championship – – 1
Universiade 1 – –
World Athletics Final 1 1 1
Total 2 1 2
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2006 GothenburgPole vault
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2003 DaeguPole vault

Tatyana Fyodorovna Polnova née Zaykova (Russian: Татьяна Фёдоровна Полнова (Зайкова), born 20 April 1979)[1] is a Soviet-born Russian pole vaulter. She represented Turkey between 1998 and 2002, during which time she competed under the Turkish name Tuna Köstem and was also known as Tatiana Tuna Köstem.

Career

Her first pole vault coach was Sergei Gripich, a nationally recognized youth coach who also trained Yevgeny Lukyanenko, Aleksandr Gripich, and Anton Ivakin.

She achieved a second-place finish at the 1998 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships with 4.00 metres.[2]

In 1998, Polnova relocated to Istanbul to join the women's team of Fenerbahçe Athletics. She gained Turkish citizenship at that time and began representing Turkey in competition under the Turkish name Tuna Köstem.[3] In May 1998, shortly after her arrival, she set the Turkish record for women's pole vault in both the junior and senior categories.[4]

Polnova returned to Russia after 2002 and began representing her native country in competition. As a member of the Russian delegation at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu, she achieved gold at 4.70 m. She then claimed first place at the 2003 IAAF World Athletics Final in Monaco.[5]

Polnova's personal best is 4.78 metres, achieved in September 2004 in Monaco.

She sustained a career ending injury at the Russian championships in 2013.[6]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionResultNotes
Representing  Russia
1997 European Junior Championships Ljubljana, Slovenia 8th 3.75 m
Representing  Turkey
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 10th 3.90 m as T.Tuna Kostem[7]
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 24th (q) 3.80 m
Representing  Russia
2003 Universiade Daegu, South Korea 1st 4.70 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 1st 4.68 m
2004 World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 2nd 4.78 m
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 5th 4.60 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 4.50 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 3rd 4.50 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd 4.65 m[8]
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 9th 4.60 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 7th 4.40 m

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Profile: Tatyana POLNOVA". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Спичков, Владимир [Spichkov, Vladimir] (16 February 1998). "ЛЕГКАЯ АТЛЕТИКА ЧЕМПИОНАТ РОССИИ" [Track-and-Field Athletics Russian Championship]. Sport Express (in Russian). Retrieved 24 July 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Hamilelik sürprizi" [Pregnancy surprise]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). 31 March 1999. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Fener fırtına gibi" [Fener[bahçe] like a storm]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). 31 May 1998. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Полнова шокировала Монако" [Polnova shocked Monaco]. RBC Sport (in Russian). TASS. 13 September 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Легкая атлетика: ПОЛНОВА Татьяна Федоровна" [Track-and-field athletics: POLNOVA Tatyana Fedorovna]. infosport.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Athlete Profile: T.Tuna Kostem". IIAF. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Tatyana POLNOVA | Athlete Profile | European Athletics". www.european-athletics.com. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
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