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 set the women's long jump world record of 6.53 m in Leipzig, East Germany on June 10, 1962. It stood 2.1 years, until Moscow, Soviet Union's 6.70 m on July 4, 1964. Wiki link