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Lyubov Mikhailovna Gurina (russian: Любовь Гурина; born 6 August 1957 in Matushkino,
Kirov Oblast Kirov Oblast (russian: Ки́ровская о́бласть, ''Kirovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: 1,341,312 ( 2010 Census). Geography Na ...
) is a retired middle-distance runner who represented the
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, the Unified Team, and later
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. Competing mainly in the
800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...
, in 1994 she became the oldest European Champion at the age of 37. In addition, she co-holds the
world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization ...
in the rarely contested
4 × 800 metres relay The 4 × 800 metres relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 800 metres or 2 laps on a standard 400 metre track. The IAAF ratifies world records in the event and it became a world championship ev ...
, with 7:50.17 set in 1984. Gurina is a three-time
World Athletics Championships The World Athletics Championships (until 2019 known as the World Championships in Athletics) are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics (formerly IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations). Alongside the Ol ...
medallist in the 800 metres, with silvers in 1983 and 1993, and bronze in 1987. She also competed at two
Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...


International competitions


Personal bests

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800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...
- 1:55.56 min (1987) *
1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...
- 4:02.47 min (1994)


See also

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List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women) Women have contested events at the World Athletics Championships since its inauguration in 1983. The top three athletes in each event win gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. A one-off edition of the championships was also held the same y ...
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List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women) This is a complete list of women's medalists of the European Athletics Championships. Track 100 metres 200 metres 400 metres 800 metres 1500 metres 5000 metres 10,000 metres 100 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdle ...
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List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women) This is a complete list of women's medalists of the European Athletics Indoor Championships. 60 metres 400 metres 800 metres 1500 metres 3000 metres 60 metres hurdles 4 × 400 metres relay High jump Long jump Triple jump ...
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List of masters athletes This is a list of notable people who have participated in masters athletics. Most have achieved their primary notoriety through athletic endeavors except when noted. * Luciano Acquarone * Aimo Aho * Gabriela Andersen-Schiess * Henry Andrade * ...
* 800 metres at the World Championships in Athletics


References

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1957 births Living people Sportspeople from Kirov Oblast Soviet female middle-distance runners Russian female middle-distance runners Olympic female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Olympic athletes for the Unified Team Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships winners European Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Indoor Championships winners Russian Athletics Championships winners USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners World record holders in masters athletics World Athletics record holders (relay) Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub