Svetlana Zakharova (runner)
Russian long-distance runner
Svetlana Vladimirovna Zakharova (Russian: Светлана Владимировна Захарова), (born 15 September 1970 in Chuvashia) is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in marathon races. She won several international marathons, such as: the Honolulu Marathon (1997, 2002 and 2009), the Chicago Marathon (2003) and the Boston Marathon (2003). She participated twice in the Olympic Games.
At the Olympic Games in 2004 at Athens she finished 9th in the marathon in 2:32:04. At the Olympic Games in 2008 at Beijing she finished 22nd in the marathon in 2:32:16.
In the 1990s sometimes she raced under the name Svetlana Vasilyeva.
Svetlana Zakharova has been married to her coach Nikolai Zacharov.
Achievements
Personal bests
- Half marathon - 1:09:48 hrs (2002)
- Marathon - 2:21:31 hrs (2002)
External links
- Svetlana Zakharova at World Athletics
- Svetlana Zakharova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- marathoninfo
- v
- t
- e
Boston Marathon – women's winners
- 1966–68: Bobbi Gibb (USA)
- 1969–71: Sara Mae Berman (USA)
- 1972: Nina Kuscsik (USA)
- 1973: Jacqueline Hansen (USA)
- 1974: Miki Gorman (USA)
- 1975: Liane Winter (FRG)
- 1976: Kim Merritt (USA)
- 1977: Miki Gorman (USA)
- 1978: Gayle Barron (USA)
- 1979: Joan Benoit (USA)
- 1980: Jacqueline Gareau (CAN)
- 1981: Allison Roe (NZL)
- 1982: Charlotte Teske (FRG)
- 1983: Joan Benoit (USA)
- 1984: Lorraine Moller (NZL)
- 1985: Lisa Larsen Weidenbach (USA)
- 1986: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
- 1987–88: Rosa Mota (POR)
- 1989: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
- 1990: Rosa Mota (POR)
- 1991: Wanda Panfil (POL)
- 1992–93: Olga Markova (RUS)
- 1994–96: Uta Pippig (GER)
- 1997–99: Fatuma Roba (ETH)
- 2000–01: Catherine Ndereba (KEN)
- 2002: Margaret Okayo (KEN)
- 2003: Svetlana Zakharova (RUS)
- 2004–05: Catherine Ndereba (KEN)
- 2006: Rita Jeptoo (KEN)
- 2007: Lidiya Grigoryeva (RUS)
- 2008: Dire Tune (ETH)
- 2009: Salina Kosgei (KEN)
- 2010: Teyba Erkesso (ETH)
- 2011: Caroline Kilel (KEN)
- 2012: Sharon Cherop (KEN)
- 2013: Rita Jeptoo (KEN)
- 2014: Buzunesh Deba (ETH)
- 2015: Caroline Rotich (KEN)
- 2016: Atsede Bayisa (ETH)
- 2017: Edna Kiplagat (KEN)
- 2018: Desiree Linden (USA)
- 2019: Worknesh Degefa (ETH)
- 2021: Edna Kiplagat (KEN)
- 2022: Peres Jepchirchir (KEN)
- 2023: Hellen Obiri (KEN)
- 2024: Hellen Obiri (KEN)
- World Marathon Majors
- Berlin Marathon – List (M/W)
- Boston Marathon – List (M/W)
- Chicago Marathon – List (M/W)
- London Marathon – List (M/W)
- New York City Marathon – List (M/W)
- Tokyo Marathon – List (M/W)