Svetlana Ulmasova (; 4 February 1953 – 6 April 2009) was a long-distance runner from the Soviet Union and a former world record holder in the women's 3000 metres (outdoor). She was the 1979 World Cup 3,000 metre champion. She set the world record of 8:27.68 on 25 July 1982. She was a 2 time European Champion over 3,000 metres in 1978 and 1982. As well as a 5-time team medalist at the World Cross Country Championships, twice winning the gold.
Her results on 3000 and 5000 metres are still the current Uzbek records.
Achievements Representing 1978European ChampionshipsPrague, Czechoslovakia 1st1979World Cross Country ChampionshipsLimerick, Ireland 2ndTeam Competition1980World Cross Country ChampionshipsParis, France 1stTeam Competition1981World Cross Country ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain 1stTeam Competition1982European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece 1st1983World Cross Country ChampionshipsGateshead, England 2ndTeam Competition
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IAAF Obituary