Olesya Chumakova (born 23 July 1981) is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and

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 ...

. On 11 February 2007 she helped establish a

world indoor record World records in Sport of athletics, athletics are ratified by World Athletics. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking. Records are kept for athletics at the Summer Olympi ...

in the rarely contested

4 x 800 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

(8:18.54 minutes with teammates Anna Balakshina,

Natalya Panteleyeva Natalya Panteleyeva (russian: Наталья Пантелеева; born 10 September 1983) is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. On 11 February 2007 she helped establish a world indoor record in th ...

and

Anna Emashova Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

). She won the bronze medal in 1500 m at the

2007 European Indoor Athletics Championships The 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in the National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham, England, from Friday, 2 March to Sunday, 4 March 2007. Birmingham also held the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Men's results Tra ...

Personal bests

*800 metres - 2:00.38 min (2005) *1500 metres - 4:02.55 min (2005)

References

EAA profile

1981 births Living people Russian female middle-distance runners Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Russia Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub