Lyubov Nikitenko

Template:MedalTableTop Lyubov Nikitenko (Template:Lang-ru, married Kononova; born 6 December 1948) is a Kazakhstani former track and field hurdler for the Soviet Union. Born in Kostanay, she competed in the 100 metres hurdles at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where she was disqualified in the semi-finals.<ref>Lyubov Kononova. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2017-04-03.</ref>

Indoors in the 60 metres hurdles she won the gold medal at the 1977 European Athletics Indoor Championships and set a world record (unratified) time of 7.9 seconds in 1975 and 1976.<ref>Lyubov Nikitenko. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2017-04-03.</ref><ref>European Indoor Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-04-03.</ref>

She also won a bronze medal at the 1977 IAAF World Cup,<ref>IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-04-03.</ref> and was a five-time Soviet national champion.<ref>Soviet Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-04-03.</ref><ref>Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-04-03.</ref>

International competitions

1976	European Indoor Championships	Munich, West Germany	6th	60 m hurdles	8.49
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	—	100 m hurdles	Template:AthAbbr
1977	European Indoor Championships	San Sebastián, Spain	1st	60 m hurdles	8.29
1977	IAAF World Cup	Düsseldorf, West Germany	3rd	100 m hurdles	12.87