Ludmila Engquist

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ludmila Engquist
Occupation	Bobsledder
Date Of Birth	Apr 21, 1964(1964-04-21)
Age	60
Birthplace	Tambov Oblast
Country	Russia
Horoscope	Aries

Ludmila Engquist Biography

Ludmila Engquist is one of the most popular and richest Bobsledder who was born on April 21, 1964 in Tambov Oblast, Russia. Ludmila Viktorovna Engquist (nee Leonova (Russian: Liudmila Viktorovna Narozhilenko- Leonova ). Formerly Narozhilenko, she was born 21 April 1964. She competed in the 100m hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union (until 1991), Russia (1992) and Sweden (1996). She is the 1996 Olympic champion, and the 1991 and 1997 World champions in the 100m hurdles. Her 1992 world record time of 12.26 seconds places her fourth on the all-time world list. She also holds the world record for 60m hurdles, with 7.69 seconds (1990).

After a distinguished career in athletics, she decided to retire from running and to be the first woman to win both gold medals at the Summer and Winter Olympics. She did this by participating in and winning the inaugural 2-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics. She was convicted of using banned drugs in late 2001 and banned from competing for two years. Her admission of drug use, though only during the recent part of her bobsleigh effort, made her a very controversial person in Sweden and considering that she had tested positive for banned drugs once before, during her days as a Soviet runner, and had sustained a ban (which was appealed and lifted after a while) some alleged that she had been using performance-enhancing substances regularly all the time, a claim for which there is no evidence. Engquist was released from the penalty in December 2003.

Engquist was diagnosed in 1999 with breast cancer. She stopped receiving chemotherapy after four treatments, as she didn’t want to have the drugs interfere with her athletic career.

Ludmila Engquist Net Worth

Ludmila Engquist is one of the richest Bobsledder from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ludmila Engquist 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Engquist was born at Tambov Oblast in the Soviet Union. Her first marriage was to Ludmila Narozhilenko. This was her name when she competed for Russia and the Soviet Union. She represented the Soviet Union at 1988 Seoul Olympics, where her semifinal was lost. In 1992 Barcelona Olympics, she appeared for the Unified Team, but was forced to withdraw due to injury.

Johan Engquist, a Swedish businessman, married her in 1995. She became a Swedish citizen in 1996. She was awarded gold medals in the 100 m hurdles at both the 1991 World Championships (for Soviet Union) as well as 1997 World Championships and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta (both in Sweden). Engquist was the first non-native Swede ever to receive the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal for her 1997 win in Athens. She was a popular female athlete in Sweden during these years and was often referred to as a role model for young native Swedish talent.

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Who is Ludmila Engquist Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Ludmila Ranked on the list of most popular Bobsledder. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Ludmila Engquist celebrates birthday on April 21 of every year.