Following is the factbox on Olympic women's 20km walk race champion:

Name: Olga Kaniskina

Nationality: Russia

Date of birth: 19 Jan, 1985

Height: 1.60 meters

Weight: 43kg

Olympic performance: one hour 26 minutes 31 seconds

Career highlights:

Gold at 2007 World Championships, Osaka, Japan

Silver at 2006 European Championships, Gothenburg, Sweden

Gold at 2008 World Race Walking Challenge, Cheboksary, Russia

Gold at 2007 World Race Walking Challenge, Saransk, Russia

(Xinhua News Agency August 21, 2008)