In 2011 Maria Schatalowa won the bronze medal at the U23 European Championships in Ostrava in the obstacle course. In 2015 she took part in the World Championships in Beijing , where she was eliminated in the preliminary round despite a new best performance. In 2016, she just missed a medal in fourth place at the European Championships . At the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , she ran a new personal best in the preliminary round, but could still not qualify for the final.
Top performances
1500 meters: 4: 24.51 min, on June 15, 2008 in Yalta
1500 meters (hall): 4: 19.03 min, on February 27, 2016 in Sumy
3000 meter obstacle: 9: 30.89 min, on August 13, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro