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Svetlana Zakharova


Svetlana Zakharova (athlete)

Svetlana Vladimirovna Zakharova (Russian: Светлана Владимировна Захарова), (born 15 September 1970 in Chuvashia) is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in marathon races. She won several international marathons, such as: the Honolulu Marathon (1997, 2002 and 2009), the Chicago Marathon (2003) and the Boston Marathon (2003). She participated twice in the Olympic Games.

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At the Olympic Games in 2008 at Beijing she finished 22nd in the marathon in 2:32:16.

Svetlana Zakharova has been married to her coach Nikolai Zacharov.

Personal bests

  • Half marathon - 1:09:48 hrs (2002)
  • Marathon - 2:21:31 hrs (2002)
  • References

    Svetlana Zakharova (athlete) Wikipedia