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Russian heptathlete
Svetlana Sokolova
Personal information
Native nameСветла́на Ви́кторовна Соколо́ва
CitizenshipRussia
Born (1981-01-09) January 9, 1981 (age 43)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)

Svetlana Viktorovna Sokolova (Russian: Светлана Викторовна Соколова; born 9 January 1981 in Baku, Azerbaijan) is a retired athlete who competed internationally for Russia in the combined events. She represented her country in the heptathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens finishing tenth. She also won the silver medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade and was fifth at the 2002 European Championships.

International competitions

Representing  Russia
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
1998 World Youth Games Moscow, Russia 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:44.54
1st 100 metres hurdles 13.42
3rd Long jump 6.17 m
World Junior Championships Annecy, France 4th Heptathlon 5711 pts
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd Heptathlon 6179 pts
Universiade Beijing, China 2nd Heptathlon 5985 pts
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 5th Heptathlon 6150 pts
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 10th Heptathlon 6210 pts

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

  • 800 metres – 2:18.75 (Moscow 2006)
  • 60 metres hurdles – 8.48 (Moscow 2006)
  • High jump – 1.73 (Moscow 2006)
  • Long jump – 6.36 (Moscow 2001)
  • Shot put – 14.31 (Moscow 2006)
  • Pentathlon – 4442 (Moscow 2006)

References

  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Svetlana Sokolova at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
Russian Athletics Championships women's heptathlon champions


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