Svetlana Vladimirovna Zakharova (), née Vasilieva, (15 September 1970 in Chuvashia) is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in marathon races. She won several international marathons, such as: the Honolulu Marathon (1997, 2002 and 2009), the Chicago Marathon (2003) and the Boston Marathon (2003). She participated twice in the Olympic Games.
At the Olympic Games in 2004 at Athens she finished 9th in the marathon in 2:32:04. At the Olympic Games in 2008 at Beijing she finished 22nd in the marathon in 2:32:16.
In the 1990s sometimes she raced under the name Svetlana Vasilyeva.
Svetlana Zakharova has been married to her coach Nikolai Zacharov.
Achievements Representing 1997Honolulu MarathonHonolulu, Hawaii 1stMarathon2:33:141998Los Angeles MarathonLos Angeles, USA5thMarathon1998World Half Marathon ChampionshipsUster, Switzerland13thHalf marathonLos Angeles MarathonLos Angeles, USA 2ndMarathon1999Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany 3rdMarathon2:27:082000London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom10thMarathon2:28:112001London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom 2ndMarathon2:24:04World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada 3rdMarathon2:26:18New York City MarathonNew York City, USA 3rdMarathon2:25:13Honolulu MarathonHonolulu, Hawaii 2ndMarathon2:30:372002World Half Marathon ChampionshipsBrussels, Belgium12thHalf marathon1:09:48 PBChicago MarathonChicago, United States4thMarathon2:21:31Honolulu MarathonHonolulu, Hawaii 1stMarathon2:29:082003World ChampionshipsParis, France9thMarathonBoston MarathonBoston, United States 1stMarathonChicago MarathonChicago, United States 1stMarathon2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece9thMarathon2007Frankfurt MarathonFrankfurt, Germany 2ndMarathon2008Olympic GamesBeijing, PR China22ndMarathon2:32:162009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany15thMarathon2:29:55Honolulu MarathonHonolulu, Hawaii 1stMarathon2:28:34
Personal bests Half marathon - 1:09:48 hrs (2002) Marathon - 2:21:31 hrs (2002)
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