Yelena Tsukhlo

Yelena Tsukhlo (Belarusian: Алена Цухло, also transliterated as Alena Zuchlo; born 13 May 1954) is a Belarusian female former long-distance runner who competes in marathons.

Her first international success came at the World University Cross Country Championships, which she won in 1982.[1] She later competed for Belarus at the 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

It was in the marathon she made her impact, however. In 1987 she set a personal best of 2:28:53 hours in Mogilev for second at the Soviet Championships, ranking her eighth on time for the season, then finished fifth at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics.[2] She also competed at the 1982 European Athletics Championships, 1986 Goodwill Games, European Marathon Cup, IAAF World Marathon Cup (twice), and Friendship Games. She won numerous races on the professional circuit, foremost the 1985 Vienna City Marathon and three straight wins at the Warsaw Marathon from 1994 to 1996. Highly present on the Polish running scene, she is a six-time victor at both the Puck Marathon and Torun Marathon.[3]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1982 World University Cross Country Championships Darmstadt, West Germany 1st Senior race 15:14
European Championships Athens, Greece — Marathon DNF
1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union (guest) Marathon 2:38:20
1986 Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union 11th Marathon 2:39:58
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 5th Marathon 2:33:55
1988 European Marathon Cup Huy, Belgium 5th Marathon 2:32:48
1989 World Marathon Cup Milan, Italy 36th Marathon 2:47:43
1994 World Cross Country Championships Budapest, Hungary 127th Senior race 23:09
23rd Team race 453 pts
1995 World Marathon Cup Athens, Greece 39th Marathon 2:49:18

Marathon wins

  • Gdansk Marathon: 1996, 1997
  • Lebork Marathon: 1997, 2001
  • Malorita Marathon: 2003
  • Puck Marathon: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005
  • Szczytno Marathon: 1998, 2004, 2005
  • Torun Marathon: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Tsukuba Marathon: 1993
  • Usedom Marathon: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004
  • Uzhhorod Marathon: 1981, 1987
  • Vienna City Marathon: 1985
  • Warsaw Marathon: 1994, 1995, 1996

References

  1. ^ World University Cross country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  2. ^ Yelena Tsukhlo. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  3. ^ Elena Tsukhlo. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2018-02-18.