Ana Ambraziene
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Anna Ambrazienė is a retired hurdler from Lithuania
, who represented the Soviet Union
in the 1970s and 1980s. She was born in Vilnius
. She set her personal best (54.02) in the women's 400 m hurdles on June 11, 1983 at a meet in Moscow
. That mark was the standing world record for over a year.
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, who represented the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in the 1970s and 1980s. She was born in Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
. She set her personal best (54.02) in the women's 400 m hurdles on June 11, 1983 at a meet in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. That mark was the standing world record for over a year.