Valentina Yegorova
Valentina Mikhailovna Yegorova (
long-distance runner from Russia. She was born in Cheboksary. Her first medal in the marathon came at the 1990 European Athletics Championships
, where she was the silver medallist.
Career
Yegorova competed in the women's marathon for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain. There she won the gold medal beating the Japanese athlete Yuko Arimori into second. She won a second global title at the 1995 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
She returned to compete for Russia in the
Olympic marathon
.
On the road circuit, Yegorova won the 1993 and 1994 editions of the
Nagoya Marathon
, with a finishing time of 2:28:40 hours.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  Soviet Union
| |||||
| 1990 | European Championships | FR Yugoslavia
|
2nd | Marathon | 2:31.32 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan
|
— | Marathon | DNF
|
Representing the  Unified Team
| |||||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain
|
1st | Marathon | 2:32:41
|
Representing  Russia
| |||||
| 1995 | World Half Marathon Championships | Montbéliard, France | 1st | Half marathon | 1:09:58 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:28:05
|
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia
|
— | Marathon | DNF
|
References
- Valentina Yegorova at World Athletics
- Valentina Yegorova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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