Ana Ambrazienė

Ana Ambrazienė (born April 14, 1955) is a retired hurdler from Lithuania.^[1] Also known as Anna Kostecka (or Kastetskaya), she was born in Vilnius and is of Polish descent.^[2][3][4] She represented the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s.

Ana Ambrazienė

Personal information
Born	April 14, 1955 (1955-04-14) (age 69) Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  Soviet Union World Championships 1983 Helsinki 400 m hurdles Universiade 1981 Bucharest 400 m hurdles 1981 Bucharest 4×400 m relay

Her personal best in the women's 400 m hurdles was 54.02 at a meet in Moscow on June 11, 1983. That mark was the standing world record for over a year.

Competition results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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 [4]
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	400 m hurdles	54.15 [5]
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	6th	400 m hurdles	55.68 [6]
Representing  Lithuania
1990	Lithuanian Championships	Lithuania	1st	400 m	52.4

See also

• Women's 400 metres hurdles world record progression

References

1. "Athlete profile: Anna Ambraziene". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
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. European Athletics Championships: Statistics Handbook (PDF). European Athletics Association. 2014. p. 44. Retrieved 2015-10-30. 4. Anna Kastetskaya (URS) 55.09
5. "1st IAAF World Championships in Athletics: 400 Metres Hurdles – women – final results". IAAF. Retrieved 2015-10-30. 2. Anna AMBRAZIENÉ (URS) 54.15
6. "2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics: 400 Metres Hurdles – women – final results". IAAF. Retrieved 2015-10-30. 6. Anna AMBRAZIENÉ (URS) 55.68

External links

• Ana Ambrazienė at World Athletics

Records
Preceded by Karin Roßley	Women's 400 m hurdles world record holder June 11, 1983 – June 22, 1984	Succeeded by Margarita Ponomaryova
Sporting positions
Preceded by Ann-Louise Skoglund	Women's 400 m hurdles best year performance 1983	Succeeded by Margarita Ponomaryova