Athletics

AThletics

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Hall of Fame

1959-1987

1959/ 1961

1959- 1967

1970/ 1973

1965

1987

Nadezhda Chizhova

Iolanda Baras

Mike Powell

Livio Berruti

Irena Szewińska

AThletics

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Hall of Fame

1991-2021

1991

2021

2013/ 2015

2017

2011/ 2013

Anna Ryzhykova

DerrickAdkins

Thomas van der Plaetsen

Phatutshedzo ShaunMaswanganyi

Toshikazu Yamanishi

Thomas van der Plaetsen (Belgium)

Disciplin: DecathlonFISU Achievements:

• 2013: Gold at FISU World University Games in Kazan, Russia
• 2015: Gold at FISU World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea

Career Highlights:

• He won the bronze medal at the European Championship 2016 and is a two time Olympian

Irena Szewińska (Poland)

Irena Szewińska (Poland)

Disciplin: sprint (100m & 200m)

FISU Achievements:

• 1965: 2x Gold and 1x Silver Universiade (FISU World University Games) in Budapest, Hungary

Career Highlights:

• 3x Gold at Olympic Games 1964 - 1976

• 2x Silver and 2x Bronze at Olympic Games 1964 - 1972:
• 7x Gold, 3x Silver and 6x Bronze at European (Indoor) Championships 1966 - 1978:

Thomas van der Plaetsen (Belgium)

Disciplin: DecathlonFISU Achievements:

• 2013: Gold at FISU World University Games in Kazan, Russia
• 2015: Gold at FISU World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea

Career Highlights:

• He won the bronze medal at the European Championship 2016 and is a two time Olympian

Nadezhda Chizhova (Russia)

Disciplin: Shot PutFISU Achievements:

• 1965: Silver at FISU World University Games in Budapest, Hungary
• 1970: Gold at FISU World University Games in Turin, Italy
• 1973: Gold at FISU World University Games in Moscow, Russia

Career Highlights:

• She won the full Olympic medal set: Gold (Munich 1972), Silver (Montreal 1976) & Bronze (Mexico City 1968)

• 4x European Champion (1966, 1969, 1971 & 1974)

Derrick Adkins (USA)

Discipline: 400m hurdlesFISU Achievements:

• 1991: Gold at Universiade (FISU World University Games) in Sheffield, England
• 1993: Gold at Universiade (FISU World University Games) in Buffalo, USA

Career Highlights:

• 1995: Gold at World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden
• 1996: Gold at Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA

Phatutshedzo Shaun Maswanganyia(South Africa)

FISU Achievements:

• Silver Medal in 100-meder race and Bronze Medal with the 4x100-meder relay team at the FISU World University Championships in Chengdu, China 2021 (Champion)

Mike Powell (USA)

Disciplin: Long JumpFISU Achievements:

• 1987: Gold at FISU World University Games in Zagreb, Croatia

Career Highlights:

• He won 4 Silver Medals at the Olympic Games in Seoul 1988 and in Barcelona 1992
• Current World Record Holder with 8,95m since 1991
• World Champion 1991 (Tokyo) and 1993 (Stuttgart)

Phatutshedzo Shaun Maswanganyia(South Africa)

FISU Achievements:

• Silver Medal in 100-meder race and Bronze Medal with the 4x100-meder relay team at the FISU World University Championships in Chengdu, China 2021 (Champion)

Livio Berruti (Italy)

Disciplin: sprint (100m & 200m)

FISU Achievements:

• 1959: 3x Gold at Universiade (FISU World University Games) in Torino, Italy
• 1963: 2x Bronze at Universiade (FISU World University Games) in Porto Alegre, Brazil
• 1967: Gold at Universiade (FISU World University Games) in Tokio, Japan

Career Highlights:

• 1960: Gold at Olympic Games 200m in Rome, Italy
• 1963: 2x Gold and 1x Silver at Mediterranean Games in Naples, Italy

Anna Ryzhykova (Ukraine)

Discipline: 400m hurdles FISU Achievements:

• 2011: Gold at the Universiade (FISU World University Games) in Shenzhen, China
• 2013: Silver at the Universiade (FISU World University Games) in Kazan, Russia

Career Highlights:

• 2012: Bronze at Olympic Games in London, England
• 3x Silver and 1x Bronze at European Championships 2012-2022
• 3x Silver and 1x Bronze at Military World Games 2015-2019

Iolanda Balaș (Romania)

Disciplin: high jump

FISU Achievements:

• 1959: Gold at Universiade (FISU World University Games) in Torino, Italy
• 1961: Gold at Universiade (FISU World University Games) in Sofia, Bulgaria

Career Highlights:

• 2x Gold at Olympic Games in 1960 and 1964
• 2x Gold at European Championships in 1985 and 1962

Anna Ryzhykova (Ukraine)

Discipline: 400m hurdles FISU Achievements:

• 2011: Gold at the Universiade (FISU World University Games) in Shenzhen, China
• 2013: Silver at the Universiade (FISU World University Games) in Kazan, Russia

Career Highlights:

• 2012: Bronze at Olympic Games in London, England
• 3x Silver and 1x Bronze at European Championships 2012-2022
• 3x Silver and 1x Bronze at Military World Games 2015-2019

Toshikazu Yamanishi (Japan)

Disciplin: WalkingFISU Achievements:

• 2017: Gold at FISU World University Games in Taipei, Taiwan - 20km walking (individual)
• 2017: Gold at FISU World University Games in Taipei, Taiwan - 20km walking (team)

Career Highlights:

• He is a two times World Champion in the 20km walking distance - Doha 2019
• Olympic bronze medal in Tokyo 2020

Toshikazu Yamanishi (Japan)

Disciplin: WalkingFISU Achievements:

• 2017: Gold at FISU World University Games in Taipei, Taiwan - 20km walking (individual)
• 2017: Gold at FISU World University Games in Taipei, Taiwan - 20km walking (team)

Career Highlights:

• He is a two times World Champion in the 20km walking distance - Doha 2019
• Olympic bronze medal in Tokyo 2020

Derrick Adkins (USA)

Discipline: 400m hurdlesFISU Achievements:

• 1991: Gold at Universiade (FISU World University Games) in Sheffield, England
• 1993: Gold at Universiade (FISU World University Games) in Buffalo, USA

Career Highlights:

• 1995: Gold at World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden
• 1996: Gold at Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA