Masterkova Svetlana: sport achievements and biography

Masterkova Svetlana is the greatest Russian sportswoman. World fame was due to the success in athletics. Is the owner of many awards.

Childhood and youth

The future sportswoman was born in 1968 in Achinsk. She was quite a large child, and her parents decided to give her to sports. The choice was made in favor of running. At first the girl was engaged for her health, but then she was noticed by Anatoly Volkov and invited to his section. An experienced coach immediately realized that a small runner has a huge potential. He began to work with her, and soon became convinced that he was not mistaken.

She showed really good results and stood out clearly against the background of her peers. The trainer and the young athlete knew perfectly well that she needed to go to the capital to fully realize her talent. In Moscow, Masterkova Svetlana came as one of the most promising athletes of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. But Pavel Litovchenko did not want to train her. The man was confident in the lack of prospects due to the fact that he found the runner overweight, which was not previously. The girl did not worry about the refusal, because she very quickly started working with Yakov Yemelyanov. Cooperation began in 1987.

Career

After moving to the capital, the career of a professional runner begins. For a while she performs in small tournaments, but does not win anything serious. Already in 1991 Masterkova Svetlana will get the gold of the championship of the Union. This meant that the athlete should go to the world championship, which will be held in Japan. She was not expected to win this tournament. Alas, the girl became only the eighth.

From 1992 to 1993, the young runner was "pursued" by injuries. Because of this, she could not perform properly, and therefore won only a few awards, among which silver is the continental championship. It so happened that in 1994 the athlete decides to make a pause in her career. This was due to family circumstances, as well as the fact that she wanted to fully recover from injuries and their complications.

Return

In 1996, she resumed her career. Photo Svetlana Masterkova of the period when she only returned, today occupy an important place in her collection. It is worth noting that the runner really managed to restore health, and it seemed that she was not twenty-eight years old, but eighteen. The girl immediately wins the championship of Russia in the races at two distances. It should be noted that in 1996 she was recognized as the best sportswoman of the Russian Federation.

The next season was to become even more successful, but the injuries again knocked out Masterkova. She again had to be treated in order to approach the upcoming season as ready as possible. In the end, 1998 turned out to be quite successful. The runner became the best in the continental championship, and also won gold and silver at the World Championships in Spain. At that time, the athlete was already thirty years old, and she could not win more serious awards. She performed at various domestic competitions until 2003. It was this year that she decided to stop her professional sports career.

Performances at the Olympic Games

Indeed, Svetlana Masterkova managed to achieve a lot. Her biography has several important episodes, and these include performances at the Olympics.

Despite the fact that for a long time the girl was treated for injuries, she still took part in two international tournaments. For the first time this happened in Atlanta in 1996. This year has become one of the most successful for the runner, and she proved it in the United States of America - she won two gold at a distance of one and a half kilometers and eight hundred meters.

In 2000 Svetlana went to the Olympics in Sydney. Unfortunately, health problems will not allow us to act as we would like. The sportswoman will decide that it's time to tie with professional sports.

Svetlana Masterkova: private life outside sports

Suspension of his career in 1994 was due to the fact that the athlete married Asyat Saitov, a famous Soviet cyclist. The man spoke mainly in Spain. This was one of the reasons why they left to live in another country. There they had a daughter, whom Svetlana brought up during a break in her career.

Due to the fact that the Russian traveled a lot around the world, she fully learned English and Spanish. The woman repeatedly noted that she was interested in science. In 2012, she even defended her thesis. She can often be seen on various TV channels as a sports expert. The former athlete for some time was the head of the Sports Palace, but in connection with the scandal left the post.

A strong and strong-willed woman is Svetlana Masterkova. The husband repeatedly noted that she often tries to show her character at home, but she is still restrained.

Personal Awards

For achievements in sports, she was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, as well as the title of Honored Master of Sports.

In 1996 the International Federation of Athletics recognized its best in the world.

Personal records of runner:

• 400 meters in 53.12 seconds.
• 800 meters - 1 minute 55.87 seconds.
• One kilometer - for 2 minutes 28.98 seconds. This result was a world record.
• One and a half kilometers in 3 minutes 56.77 seconds.
• One mile in competitions in the US, she ran for 4 minutes 12.56 seconds. This time was the best in the world.

Masterkova Svetlana is rightfully considered one of the best runners of Russia in the early and mid-nineties. She really is a great athlete. Unfortunately, injuries did not allow her to fully realize her potential.