Svetlana Gusarova

Svetlana Gusarova
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
IAAF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Canberra 100 m hurdles

Svetlana Gusarova (Russian: Светлана Гусарова; born 29 May 1959) is a Kazakhstani former track and field hurdler who competed in the 100 metres hurdles for the Soviet Union. She set her lifetime best of 12.61 seconds in 1985 in Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad). This time ranked her third in the world for that year.[1][2] She also held a 60 metres hurdles best of 7.97 seconds.[3]

Gusarova won a bronze medal in the 100 m hurdles at the 1985 IAAF World Cup, helping the Soviet women to second on the team rankings.[4] She was a one-time national champion, winning the 60 m hurdles at the Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships in 1983.[5]

  1. ^ Svetlana Gusarova. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  2. ^ World Top Performers (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  3. ^ Svetlana Gusarova. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  4. ^ IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  5. ^ Soviet Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.