Lyubov Gurina
Appearance
Lyubov Mikhailovna Gurina (Russian: Любовь Гурина; 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 is a three-time World Championship medallist in the 800 metres, with silvers in 1983 and 1993, and bronze in 1987. She also competed at two Olympic Games
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the Soviet Union | |||||
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 800 m | 1:56.11 |
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 3rd | 800 m | 1:57.73 |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 800 m | 1:55.56 PB |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 16th (h) | 1500 m | 4:08.59 |
1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 1st | 800 m | 2:01.63 |
European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 7th | 800m | 1:59.59 | |
1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 4th | 800 m | 2:02.04 |
Representing Unified Team | |||||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | 800 m | 1:58.13 |
Representing Russia | |||||
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd | 800 m | 1:57.10 |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | 800 m | 1:58.55 |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7th | 800 m | 1:59.16 |
Personal bests
- 800 metres - 1:55.56 min (1987)
- 1500 metres - 4:02.47 min (1994)
External links
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Soviet female middle-distance runners
- Russian female middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of the Unified Team
- People from Kirov Oblast
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World record holders in masters athletics
- IAAF world record holders (relay)
- Soviet athletics biography stubs
- Russian athletics biography stubs