Lyubov Gurina

Lyubov Gurina

Medal record
Women's Athletics
World Championships
Representing Soviet Union
	1983 Helsinki	800 m
	1987 Rome	800 m
Representing Russia
	1993 Stuttgart	800 m
European Championships
	1994 Helsinki	800 metres

Lyubov Gurina (born August 6, 1957 in Matushkino, Kirov Oblast) is a retired middle-distance runner who represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia. Competing mainly in the 800 metres, in 1994 she became the oldest European Champion at the age of 37. In addition, she co-holds the world record in the rarely contested 4x800 metres relay, with 7:50.17 set in 1984.

Gurina competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and won her semi-final heat in 2:00.77. In the final heat, however, she finished eighth.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	3rd
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	3rd	1:55.56 PB
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	1st
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	4th
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	8th
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	7th

Personal bests

• 800 metres - 1:55.56 min (1987)
• 1500 metres - 4:02.47 min (1994)

External links

• Lyubov Gurina at World Athletics
• Sporting Heroes