Svetlana Zakharova (athlete)

Svetlana Zakharova (Russian Светлана Владимировна Захарова; engl Svetlana Zakharova transcription, born Vasilyeva, . Born September 15, 1970 in Chuvashia ) is a Russian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.

1997 she managed the Honolulu Marathon her first major victory. In 1999, she ran as a third party in the Berlin marathon for the first time a time under 2:30 and 2001 as second in the London Marathon for the first time under 2:25. In the same year she won the bronze medal in the marathon of the World Athletics Championships 2001 in Edmonton behind Lidia Simon (ROM) and Reiko Tosa (JPN ) and was third at the New York City Marathon.

In 2002, she was second in the London Marathon, presented as fourth at the Chicago Marathon with 2:21:31 the current Russian record and won the Honolulu Marathon for the second time after they have been there each took second place in the four years had.

In 2003, she won the Boston and the Chicago Marathon and finished ninth at the 2003 World Championships in Athens.

In 2004 she finished ninth in the marathon of the Summer Olympics in Athens, also third at the Chicago Marathon.

In 2005 she was fourth in the marathon in Tokyo International Women's Marathon and achieved the same place at the Boston Marathon.

At the Frankfurt Marathon 2007, she was second behind Melanie Kraus and the London Marathon 2008 second behind Mikitenko.

The 46 kg light and 1.65 m wide athlete is married to the cross-country skier Nikolai Sakharov, who also trained.