Lyudmila Nikolayevna Petrova ( Russian: Людмила Николаевна Петрова; born 7 October 1968) is a Russian long-distance runner, who represented her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2004. She won the 2000 edition of the New York City Marathon.
She was born in Karakly and represents the club Novocheboksary Profsoyuzy. [1] On the track the finished tenth in the 3000 metres at the 1996 European Indoor Championships, [2] fourteenth in the 10,000 metres at the 1996 Olympic Games and sixth at the 2001 World Championships. [3] She became Russian 10,000 metres champion in 1996, [4] and indoor 3000 metres champion in the same year. [5]
Her personal best times were 8.59.15 minutes in the 3000 metres (indoor), achieved at the 1996 European Indoor Championships in Stockholm; [6] 15.20.44 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in July 1996 in Saint Petersburg; [7] and 31:36.76 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in May 2003 in Palo Alto. [3]
She has specialized in road running. In the international championships she finished ninth at the 1998 European Championships, [8] and eighth at the 2004 Olympic Games. [3] She also finished seventh at the 1999 World Half Marathon Championships, [9] eighteenth at the 1999 World Half Marathon Championships and thirteenth at the 2002 World Half Marathon Championships. [3]
In the great city marathons she has had success at the New York and London Marathons. She won the 2000 New York City Marathon with the time of 2:25:45 hours. In 2001, she finished sixth in 2:26:18 hours. She finished third at the 2002 London Marathon in 2:22:33 hours, fourth at the 2003 New York City Marathon in 2:25:00 hours and second at the 2006 London Marathon in 2:21:29 hours. In 2008, she finished second at the New York City Marathon in 2:25:43 hours and fifth in the London Marathon in 2:26:45 hours. She then finished second again, at the 2009 New York City Marathon in the time of 2:29:00 hours.
Lyudmila Nikolayevna Petrova ( Russian: Людмила Николаевна Петрова; born 7 October 1968) is a Russian long-distance runner, who represented her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2004. She won the 2000 edition of the New York City Marathon.
She was born in Karakly and represents the club Novocheboksary Profsoyuzy. [1] On the track the finished tenth in the 3000 metres at the 1996 European Indoor Championships, [2] fourteenth in the 10,000 metres at the 1996 Olympic Games and sixth at the 2001 World Championships. [3] She became Russian 10,000 metres champion in 1996, [4] and indoor 3000 metres champion in the same year. [5]
Her personal best times were 8.59.15 minutes in the 3000 metres (indoor), achieved at the 1996 European Indoor Championships in Stockholm; [6] 15.20.44 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in July 1996 in Saint Petersburg; [7] and 31:36.76 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in May 2003 in Palo Alto. [3]
She has specialized in road running. In the international championships she finished ninth at the 1998 European Championships, [8] and eighth at the 2004 Olympic Games. [3] She also finished seventh at the 1999 World Half Marathon Championships, [9] eighteenth at the 1999 World Half Marathon Championships and thirteenth at the 2002 World Half Marathon Championships. [3]
In the great city marathons she has had success at the New York and London Marathons. She won the 2000 New York City Marathon with the time of 2:25:45 hours. In 2001, she finished sixth in 2:26:18 hours. She finished third at the 2002 London Marathon in 2:22:33 hours, fourth at the 2003 New York City Marathon in 2:25:00 hours and second at the 2006 London Marathon in 2:21:29 hours. In 2008, she finished second at the New York City Marathon in 2:25:43 hours and fifth in the London Marathon in 2:26:45 hours. She then finished second again, at the 2009 New York City Marathon in the time of 2:29:00 hours.