Lyudmila Ivanovna Galkina (; born 20 January 1972 in Saratov) is a Russian track and field athlete. She won the European Junior Championships in 1991 as a triple jumper, but thereafter later focused on the long jump. Her greatest achievement was taking the World Championship title in 1997, with a personal best jump of 7.05 metres.
International competitions Representing the 1989European Junior ChampionshipsVaraždin, Yugoslavia3rdLong jump6.44 m1990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria7thLong jump6.45 mwind: +0.9 m/s1991European Junior ChampionshipsThessaloniki, Greece1stTriple jump13.67 m Representing 1993World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 5thLong jump6.74 m1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland16th (q)Long jump6.26 mwind: -1.5 m/s1995World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 1stLong jump6.95 m1997World Championships Athens, Greece 1stLong jump7.05 m1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 3rdLong jump7.06 m2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria 3rdLong jump6.68 m
See also List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women) List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women) List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women) List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)
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