Svetlana Vladimirovna Munkova (before marriage - Ruban) (born on May 23, 1965,

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, Uzbek SSR,

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) - Uzbek track and field athlete who competed in the high jump. Champion of the 1994 Asian Summer Games, silver medalist of the 1993 Asian Championship. Participated in the

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Career

Svetlana Munkova was born on May 23,

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, in

. She represented Uzbekistan in international track and field competitions. In

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, she won a silver medal at the Asian Championships in Manila with a jump of 1.92 meters, showing results that earned her the second place. She narrowly lost to the winner,

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from

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, based on the number of attempts. In

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, she secured a gold medal at the Summer Asian Games in

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with a jump of 1.92 meters. In

, the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, awarded Svetlana the "Shuxrat" medal for her for participation in the XII Asian Games held in Hiroshima. In

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, she failed to reach the finals at the World Indoor Championships in

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with a result of 1.80 meters, sharing the 23rd-26th place. At the World Championships in Gothenburg, she again missed the finals (1.85 meters), finishing 15th-16th in her qualification group. In

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, she was part of the Uzbekistan national team at the

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. She cleared 1.75 meters on her first attempt in the qualifications and 1.80 meters on her third attempt but couldn't clear the bar at 1.85 meters. She finished 28th overall, trailed the winner, Inga Babakova from

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, by 13 centimeters. She currently resides in

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and works as a swimming coach.

Personal Records

High jump - 1.94 meters (May 17, 1988, Alma-Ata). Indoor high jump - 1.80 meters (March 10, 1995, Barcelona).

Notes

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Munkova, Svetlana 1965 births Living people Soviet female high jumpers Uzbekistani female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Uzbekistan Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games gold medalists for Uzbekistan World Athletics Championships athletes for Uzbekistan Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games