Tatyana Shchelkanova was a Soviet long jumper, sprinter and pentathlete who won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1964 Olympics. In 1961 she set a world record at 6.48 m and extended it to 6.53 m in 1962 to and 6.70 m in 1964. However, in the Olympic final she only managed 6.42 m, while the winner Mary Rand broke the world record at 6.76 m. Shchelkanova won two European titles in the long jump, in 1962 and 1966 (indoor). Tatyana Shchelkanova (Soviet Union) set the women's long jump world record of 6.48 m in Moscow, Soviet Union on July 16, 1961. It stood 11 months, until Tatyana Shchelkanova's 6.53 m on June 10, 1962. Wiki link