Samira Saizewa

Samira Saizewa ( Russian Замира Хаматхановна Зайцева , English transcription Zamira Zaytseva, née Ахтямова - Akhtyamova - Akhtyamova; born February 16, 1953 ) is a former Soviet middle -distance runner , whose 1500-meter long distance runner was

She won the silver medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1979 in Vienna, at the European Athletics Championships in Athens in 1982 and at the 1983 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki.

In 1979 she became Soviet champion indoors and in 1983 outdoors.

Personal bests

• 800 m : 1: 56.21 min, July 27, 1983, Leningrad
  • Hall: 2: 01.7 min, February 15, 1980, Moscow
• 1000 m : 2: 38.3 min, August 19, 1979, Nice
• 1500 m: 3: 56.14 min, July 27, 1982, Kiev
  • Hall: 4: 03.9 min, February 25, 1979, Vienna
• 1 mile : 4: 22.5 min, June 15, 1981, Kiev
  • Hall: 4: 30.1 min, March 3, 1979, Fort Worth
• 2000 m : 5: 37.55 min, August 4, 1984, Moscow
• 3000 m : 8: 35.74 min, August 17, 1985, Moscow
  • Hall: 8: 57.3 min, February 23, 1983, Cosford ( Shropshire )

Web links

• Zamira Zaitseva in the database of World Athletics (English)