Olga Kaniskina

About

Russian race walker who won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics and a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Before Fame

She competed at the 2006 World Race Walking Cup.

Trivia

She competed in and won at the 2007, 2009, and 2011 World Championships.

Family Life

She was born in 1985 and grew up in Russia.

Associated With

Her many victories led her to meet Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.