Elena Sipatova

Jelena Sipatova ( Russian Елена Сипатова , English transcription Yelena Sipatova ; born June 7, 1955 ) is a former Russian long-distance runner who started for the Soviet Union .

In 1980 and 1981, she won bronze at the World Cross Country Championships . In 1981 she set a world record in both the 5000 m and the 10,000 m . The latter was recognized by the IAAF as the first official world record over this distance .

At the European Athletics Championships in 1982 , she won the bronze medal over 10,000 m. In 1995 she won the premiere of the Rome Marathon in 2:37:46 h.

Best times

• 1500 m : 3: 59.48 min, August 22nd 1982, Podolsk
• 3000 m : 8: 33.53 min, July 12, 1980, Moscow
• 5000 m: 15: 24.6 min, September 6, 1981, Podolsk
• 10,000 m: 32: 17.19 min, September 19, 1981, Moscow
• Half marathon : 1:12:00 h, April 26, 1998, Nizhny Novgorod
• Marathon: 2:32:34 h, June 7, 1987, Mahiljou

Web links

• Yelena Sipatova in the database of World Athletics (English)