Svetlana Sokolova

Svetlana Viktorovna Sokolova (Cyrillic: Светлана Викторовна Соколова; born 9 January 1981 in Baku, Azerbaijan[1]) is a retired athlete who competed internationally for Russia in the combined events.[2] 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.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Russia
1998 World Youth Games Moscow, Russia 1st 4x400 m relay 3:44.54
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 profile at IAAF


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