Biographies 10
Kilometres Women
Name Country
Birthdate Personal Best (-year)
SAVILLE
Jane  5-11-74 42:59-97
2 WJC 5000W 92; 26 OLY 96. Younger sister Natalie
also a walks international. In 97: 1 Australian.
KARDOPOLTSEVA
Olga  20-11-66 42:44-91
2 ECH 90; 4 WCH 91; 4 WIC 3000W 91; 20 WCP 95; 14
WCH 95; 6 OLY 96. 1 Belarus 95. 1 Czech 96. 1
Podebrady 96. In 97: 7 Aztec Cup>>GU Yan
CHN 17-3-74 42:20-94>2 Asian Games 94; 4 WCP
95; 11 WCH 95; 4 OLY 96. 1 Chinese 20k 94.
Youngest of 3 sisters. In 97: 3 Chinese.
GUMMELT
Beate  4-2-68 41:51-96
(N‚e Anders) 16 WCH 87; 1 EIC 3000 89/90; 6
ECH 90; 1 WIC 3000 91; 10 WCH 91; 3 EIC 3000 92;
16 OLY 92; 5 WCH 93; 2 EIC 3000 94; 10 WCH 95; 5
WSG 95; dq OLY 96. 10x German Champion
(GDR-87/88/89/90, GER-91/92/93/94/95/96).
Husband/coach-Bernd Gummelt (2 ECH 50k 90). In
97: 3 Aztec Cup.
PERRONE
Elisabetta  9-8-68 41:56-93
19 OLY 92; 10 WCP 93; 4 WCH 93; 7 ECH 94; 6 WCP
95; 2 WCH 95; 5 ECP 96; 2 OLY 96. 1 Italian
94/95. Started as a distance runner - turned to
walking because it helped her to lose weight.
SAZONOVA
Maya  28-5-65 42:32-96
45 WCP 93; 77 WCP 95; 35 OLY 96. Son, Alexander
born 8 Apr 86. In 97: 11 Aztec Cup.
IVANOVA
Olimpiada  5-5-70 41:24-97
1 GWG 94. 1 Russian Army indoor 3000W 95/97. 1
Spanish 95. Finished one second behind Larisa
Ramazanova's world best of 41:29 in 1995. In 97:
1 Russian Army indoor 3000W; 2 Russian Winter.
NIKOLAYEVA
Yelena 1-2-66 41:04-96
(N‚e Kuznyetsova). Most successful women
walker in history. Holds World road best. 5
WCP/WCH 87; 5 WIC 3000 91; 2 OLY 92; 1 WIC 3000
91; 3 WCP 93; 7 WCH 93; 3 ECH 94; 2 WCP 95; 3 WCH
95; 1 OLY 96. 1 USSR 87/88. 1 CIS 92. 1 Russian
96. Former world track walk record holder.
SAYKO
Yelena 16-5-66 42:04-93
3 WCP 91; dq WCH 91; 7 EIC 300 92; 8 OLY 92; 25
WCP 93; 8 WCH 93. In 97: 3 Russian Winter.
STANKINA
Irina 25-3-77 41:17-97
3 EJC 5000W 93; 1 WJC 5000W 94/96; dq WCP 95; 1
EJC 5000W 95; 1 WCH 95; dq OLY 96 when in leading
group at halfway Youngest ever World Champion at
18 years 135 days. Russia's only winner at
Gothenburg World Championships 1995. Has twin
sister, Inna, and older brother Vladimir who are
also race walkers. In 97: 1 Russian Winter.
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