Marina Stepanova

Marina Stepanova
Personal information
Nationality Soviet Union
Born (1950-05-01) 1 May 1950 (age 74)[1]
Meglevo, Russian SFSR, USSR[2]
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryUSSR
SportTrack and field
Event400 m hurdles
Retired1987
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Stuttgart 400 m hurdles

Marina Ivanovna Stepanova (née Makeyeva (Russian: Марина Ивановна Степанова-Макеева) born 1 May 1950) is a Russian former athlete who competed for the Soviet Union in the 400 metres hurdles, and became the first woman to run under 53 seconds for the event, when she ran 52.94 secs in 1986.

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  2. ^ "Marina Stepanova". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 2015-11-04.