Natalya Sorokivskaya (russian: Наталья Сорокивская; born 23 July 1962) is a Kazakhstani female former

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

who competed for the Soviet Union and later Kazakhstan. She competed in

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, road and cross country running disciplines.Natalya Sorokivskaya

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. Retrieved on 2017-02-14. She holds the Kazakhstani national records from

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to the

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and also the half marathon record. She was a seven-time participant at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships between 1987 and 1994, with her best performance being on her debut when she came tenth. She was part of the winning Soviet women's team in 1989, alongside

Nadezhda Stepanova Nadezhda Stepanova (married name ''Nadezhda Galyamova'', russian: Надежда Степанова; born 22 July 1959) is a Russian former long-distance runner. Her sole international medals of note came at the 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Champ ...

, Yelena Romanova, and Regina Chistyakova. She also won team bronze medals in 1987 and 1991. Sorokivskaya won two

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bronze medals on the track for the Soviet Union, first at the 1987 European Cup and then at the

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. She was twice national champion on the track, taking the 10,000 m at the 1989

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and the

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title at the 1990

Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships The Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships (russian: Чемпионат СССР по лёгкой атлетике в помещении) was an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Soviet Athletics Federation, which served a ...

. She had her first national podium finish in 1986, coming third over 5000 m and represented the Soviet Union at the

1986 Goodwill Games The 1986 Goodwill Games was the inaugural edition of the international multi-sport event created by Ted Turner, which was held from 5 – 20 July 1986. The main stadium was the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The Game ...

as a result. She took a team gold medal at the IAAF World Road Relay Championships in 1994.IAAF World Road Relay Championships
ARRS. Retrieved on 2017-02-14. She also represented the Soviet women's team at the International Chiba Ekiden in 1988 and 1991, the Yokohama International Women's Ekiden in 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1995, and the Beijing International Women's Ekiden in 1992 and 1994. On the professional circuit, she was runner-up at the Egmond Half Marathon, Tilburg 10K and

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in 1993, runner-up at the

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and Tilburg 5-miler in 1995, and third-placer at the 1995 Frankfurt Half Marathon.

International competitions

National titles

**10,000 m: 1989 *

**5000 m: 1990

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sorokivskaya, Natalya Living people 1962 births Soviet female long-distance runners Kazakhstani female long-distance runners Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Place of birth missing (living people) Soviet Athletics Championships winners