Svetlana Ulmasova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Svetlana Ulmasova

Soviet distance runner

Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1953

Place of Birth: Novyye Balykly, Russia

Date of Death: 06-Apr-2009

Profession: long-distance runner, athletics competitor, middle-distance runner

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Svetlana Ulmasova (Russian: ???????? ?????????; born 4 February 1953, died 6 April 2009) was a long-distance runner from the Soviet Union and a former world record holder in the women's 3000 metres (outdoor).
She was the 1979 World Cup 3,000 metre champion.
She set the world record of 8:27.68 on 25 July 1982.
She was a 2 time European Champion over 3,000 metres in 1978 and 1982.
As well as a 5-time team medalist at the World Cross Country Championships, twice winning the gold. Her results on 3000 and 5000 metres are still the current Uzbek records.