Raisa Smekhnova
Encyclopedia
Raisa Katyukova-Smekhnova (born September 16, 1950 in Kaltan
, Kemerovo
) is a retired long-distance runner from the Soviet Union
, who won the bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships
in Helsinki, Finland, behind Norway's Grete Waitz
and USA's Marianne Dickerson
. She won the Soviet title in the women's marathon in 1985.
Kaltan
Kaltan is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Kondoma River, south of Kemerovo. Population: It was founded in 1946 and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1950 and town status in 1959....
, Kemerovo
Kemerovo
Kemerovo is an industrial city in Russia, situated on the Tom River, east-northeast of Novosibirsk. It is the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, located in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Basin...
) is a retired long-distance runner from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, who won the bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships
1983 World Championships in Athletics
The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....
in Helsinki, Finland, behind Norway's Grete Waitz
Grete Waitz
Grete Waitz was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. Waitz won nine New York City Marathons between 1978 and 1988, more than any other runner in history...
and USA's Marianne Dickerson
Marianne Dickerson
Marianne Dickerson is a retired female long-distance runner from the United States, who won the silver medal at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.-Achievements:...
. She won the Soviet title in the women's marathon in 1985.
Achievements
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | World Championships 1983 World Championships in Athletics The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983.... |
Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | Marathon | 2:31:13 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:... |
Seoul, South Korea | 16th | Marathon | 2:33:19 |