Estonian athlete Emilija Manninen on Thursday won a gold medal in women's 400 meters hurdles at the deaflympics held in Sofia, Bulgaria with a world record breaking result.
Estonian athlete Emilija Manninen wins gold at deaflympics
2nd August 2013, 14:35
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Manninen covered the distance in one minute and 1.62 seconds. This result is also the new deaf world record. Her coach is Sergei Matvijenko.
It was also a good day for Marja-Liisa Landar who placed fifth in women's high jump with a result of 1.60 meters.