Yelena Sipatova

Yelena Sipatova (Russian: Елена Сипатова; born 7 June 1955) is a retired long-distance runner from the Soviet Union, and a former winner of the Rome City Marathon (1995)^[1] and the Istanbul Marathon (1993).

Yelena Sipatova

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
	1980 Paris	Senior race
	1981 Madrid	Senior race
European Athletics Championships
	1982 Athens	3000 m
European Athletics Indoor Championships
	1983 Budapest	3000 m

Career

She was the first IAAF-recognised women's world record holder in the 10,000 metres with her time of 32:17.20 minutes. She also set an unrecognised world best in the 5000 metres, with 15:24.6 minutes in 1981.^[2]

Her first successes came under her maiden name, Yelena Chernysheva (also transliterated Elena Chernyshova),^[3] and she was the individual bronze medallist and team gold medallist at the 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.^[4] She repeated that same feat at the 1981 event and won a third and final team title at the 1982 edition (leading the Soviet women in seventh).^[5]

On the track she competed in the 3000 metres. She won a silver outdoors at the 1981 European Cup, then won a bronze medal at the 1982 European Athletics Championships.^[6] She was a gold medallist at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships.^[7]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1980	World Cross Country Championships	Paris, France	3rd	Senior race	15:52
			1st	Senior team	15 pts
1981	World Cross Country Championships	Madrid, Spain	3rd	Senior race	14:22
			1st	Senior team	24 pts
	European Cup	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	2nd	3000 m	8:49.99
1982	World Cross Country Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	Senior race	14:51.9
			1st	Team	44 pts
	European Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd	3000 m	8:34.06
1983	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	3000 m	9:04.40
	World Cross Country Championships	Gateshead, England	21st	Senior race	14:21
			2nd	Team	41 pts
1986	World Cross Country Championships	Colombier, Switzerland	49th	Senior race	15:54.9
			7th	Senior team	140 pts

Circuit wins

• Rome City Marathon: 1995 (2:32:57)
• Lille Marathon 1995 (2:36:21)

References

1. Rome City Marathon Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.
2. "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 551. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
3. Elena Sipatova. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.
4. IAAF World Cross Country Championships 4.5km CC Women Paris Lonchamp Date: Sunday, March 9, 1980. AthChamps (archived). Retrieved on 2016-03-06.
5. Yelena Sipatova at World Athletics
6. European Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.
7. European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.

Records
Preceded by None	Women's 10,000 metres world record holder 19 October 1981 – 16 July 1982	Succeeded by Mary Decker
Sporting positions
Preceded by Grete Waitz	Women's 3000 m Best Year Performance 1980	Succeeded by Maricica Puică