Lyubov Smolka
Lyubov Mefodijiwna Smolka ( Ukrainian Любов Мефодіївна Смолка , English transcription Lyubov Smolka, née Ручкова - Rutschkowa - Ruchkova; born November 29, 1952 in Pavlohrad ) is a former Ukrainian middle-distance runner who started for the Soviet Union .
Over 1500 m she was sixth at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow and won bronze at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Grenoble in 1981 .
Personal bests
- 800 m : 1: 59.3 min, August 20, 1980, Dnipro
- 1000 m (hall): 2: 39.9 min, February 8, 1981, Minsk
- 1500 m: 3: 56.7 min, July 6, 1980, Moscow
- Hall: 4: 08.0 min, January 25, 1980, Kiev
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3000 m : 8: 36.0 min, July 12, 1980, Moscow
- Hall: 9: 01.49 min, February 15, 1985, Chișinău
Web links
- Lyubov Smolka in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Lyubov Smolka in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Lyubov Smolka in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Smolka, Lyubov |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Смолка, Любов; Smolka, Lyubov; Ручкова, Любов; Rutschkowa, Lyubow; Ruchkova, Lyubov |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet-Ukrainian middle-distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pavlohrad |