Svetlana Ulmasova

Svetlana Ulmasova (4 February 1953 – 6 April 2009) was a retired long-distance runner from the Soviet Union and a former world record holder in the women's 3000 metres (outdoor).

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1978	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia	1st	3000 m
1979	World Cross Country Championships	Limerick, Ireland	2nd	Team Competition
1980	World Cross Country Championships	Paris, France	1st	Team Competition
1981	World Cross Country Championships	Madrid, Spain	1st	Team Competition
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	3000 m
1983	World Cross Country Championships	Gateshead, England	2nd	Team Competition

References

• Svetlana Ulmasova profile at IAAF

External links

• IAAF Obituary

Records
Preceded by Lyudmila Bragina	Women's 3000 m World Record Holder 25 July 1982 — 26 August 1984	Succeeded by Tatyana Kazankina
Sporting positions
Preceded by Maricica Puică	Women's 3000 m Best Year Performance 1982	Succeeded by Tatyana Kazankina