Ana Ambrazienė

Ana Ambrazienė
Personal information
Born(1955-04-14)14 April 1955
Tarakonys, Lithuanian SSR, USSR
Died12 February 2025(2025-02-12) (aged 69)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1983 Helsinki400 m hurdles
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1981 Bucharest400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place1981 Bucharest4×400 m relay

Ana Ambrazienė, née Ana Kostetskaya, (14 April 1955 – 12 February 2025), also known as Anna Kostecka, was a Lithuanian hurdler.

Background

Ambrazienė she was born in Vilnius on 14 April 1955, and was of Polish descent. She died in Vilnius on 12 February 2025, at the age of 69.

Career

Ambrazienė represented the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s. Her personal best in the women's 400 m hurdles was 54.02 at a meet in Moscow on 11 June 1983. That mark was the standing world record for over a year.

In 1985, Ambrazienė graduated from the Lithuanian Institute of Physical Education. She became a physical education teacher from 1999 to 2006.

Competition results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Soviet Union
1981 Summer Universiade Bucharest, Romania 1st 400 m hurdles 55.52 GR
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.65
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 4th 400 m hurdles  55.09
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 400 m hurdles 54.15
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 6th 400 m hurdles  55.68 
Representing  Lithuania
1990 Lithuanian Championships  Lithuania 1st 400 m 52.4

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete profile: Anna Ambraziene". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Article about Anna Kostecka-Ambraziene". Tygodnik Wileńszczyzny [Vilnius Region Weekly]. 2004. OCLC 69492151.
  3. ↑ Judycki, Zbigniew Andrzej (2014). Polscy sportowcy w świecie [Polish athletes in the world] (PDF). CAN. p. 9. ISBN 978-83-64587-00-9. Anna Ambraziene-Kostecka
  4. 1 2 European Athletics Championships: Statistics Handbook (PDF). European Athletics Association. 2014. p. 44. Retrieved 30 October 2015. 4. Anna Kastetskaya (URS) 55.09
  5. 1 2 "Ana Ambrazienė". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian).
  6. ↑ "1st IAAF World Championships in Athletics: 400 Metres Hurdles – women – final results". IAAF. Retrieved 30 October 2015. 2. Anna AMBRAZIENÉ (URS) 54.15
  7. ↑ "2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics: 400 Metres Hurdles – women – final results". IAAF. Retrieved 30 October 2015. 6. Anna AMBRAZIENÉ (URS) 55.68