Svetlana Ulmasova

Svetlana Ulmassowa (Russian Светлана Ульмасова, English transcription Svetlana Ulmasova, . Born February 4, 1953 in the Uzbek SSR; † 6 April 2009) was a Soviet athlete. The long-distance runner had its greatest successes in the 3000 -meter run.

At the European Championships 1978 in Prague, she won the title in 8:33,2 min with a second ahead of the Romanian Natalia Mărăşescu. Four years later at the European Championships 1982 in Athens, she was able to defend their title successfully. With 8:30,28 min, it was three seconds before Maricica Puica, so again a Romanian. At the World Championships 1983 in Helsinki Ulmassowa was fourth, 8:35,55 min after they had less than a second behind the winner Mary Decker.

In the winter season Ulmassowa never served at European Indoor Championships. Instead, they ran at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Here she was fifth in 1979, sixth in 1980, seventh in 1981 and 1983 again Sixth. The Soviet team won gold in 1980 and 1981, and 1979 and 1983 silver.

1978, 1979 and 1982, she was Soviet champion in the 3000 m. In these three years, she was also the world each year best. In 1986, she won the Soviet title over 5000 m.

Svetlana Ulmassowa was 1.61 m tall and weighed about 53 kg competition times.

Personal best

  • 800 m: 2:00,9 min, August 4, 1979 Podolsk
  • 1000 m: 2:33,6 min, August 5, 1979, Podolsk
  • 1500 m: 3:58,76 min, August 22, 1982, Podolsk Hall: 4:10,98 min, February 21, 1982, Moscow
  • Hall: 8:54,19 min, February 19, 1982, Moscow
Transcription (linguistics) April 6 Long-distance running 3000 metres 1978 European Athletics Championships 1982 European Athletics Championships 1983 World Championships in Athletics 5000 metres Middle-distance running#1000 m Mile run Yvonne Murray
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