Alessja Turawa

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Alessja Turawa ( Belarus. Алеся Турава; English transcription Alesya Turava ; born December 6, 1979 ) is a Belarusian athlete . She won the 3,000-meter obstacle course for women , which was held for the first time in 2006 at the European Championships .

At the World Indoor Championships in 2001 in Lisbon , she finished sixth in the 1500 meter run in 4: 13.67 minutes. In the summer she won the U23 European Championships in Amsterdam in 4: 09.71 minutes. In Edmonton at the 2001 World Championships , she was seventh in 4: 07.25 minutes. At the European Indoor Championships in Vienna in 2002, she won bronze in 4: 07.69 minutes. On July 27, 2002, she set a new world record in the 3000 meter obstacle course in Danzig in 9: 16.51 minutes. At the European Championships in Munich in 2002 , she was seventh over 1500 meters in 4: 06.64 minutes.

She also finished seventh at the 2003 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham with 4: 08.20 min. A year later at the World Indoor Championships in Budapest in 2004 she was seventh again in 4: 09.81 min. At the European Indoor Championships in Madrid in 2005, she was fifth in 4: 08.81 minutes.

Since 1994 a Belarusian team first competed at the European Championships, no female walker or runner had won gold for Belarus until 2006. In Gothenburg at the 2006 European Championships , Alessja's younger sister Ryta Turawa won the 20 km walk first . Four days later, Alessja Turawa won the title in 9: 26.05 minutes in the first ever 3000 meter obstacle course. A month and a half later, Turawa also won the World Cup.

At a height of 1.80 m, her competition weight is 64 kg.

Best times

  • 1500 meters: 3: 59.89 min (2002)
  • 3000 meters: 8: 32.89 min (2001)
  • 5000 meters: 15: 23.84 min (2000)
  • 3000 meter obstacle: 9: 16.51 min (2002)

literature

  • Peter Matthews (Ed.): Athletics 2006. The international Track and Field Annual. SportsBooks, Cheltenham 2006, ISBN 1-899807-34-9 .

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