Lyudmila Bragina
Lyudmila Ivanovna Bragina (Russian: Людмила Ивановна Брагина, born 24 July 1943) is a retired Russian middle distance runner. She competed for the Soviet Union in the 1500 m at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics; she won the event in 1972 and finished fifth in 1976. In July 1972 she set a new 1500 m world record of 4:06.9, at the Soviet championships, and then progressively improved it in round 1 (4:06.47), the semi-finals (4:05.07}, and the final (4:01.38), of the 1972 Olympics.[1][2] The same year she was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. She also set three world records in the 3000 m: 8:53.0 in 1972, 8:52.74 in 1974 and 8:27.12 in 1976.[3] At the European Championships, Bragina won four silver medals: in the 3,000 m outdoors (1974), and in the 800 m (1970) and 1,500 m indoors (1971–72).[1]
Lyudmila Bragina in 1972 | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | 24 July 1943 77) Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | (age||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 1500 m, 3000 m | ||||||||||||||||
Club | Dynamo Krasnodar | ||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 4:01.38 (1972) 3000 m – 8:27.12 (1976) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1960 Bragina started training in the high jump, and changed to running only in 1964. She had a career-threatening bout of pneumonia in 1966. After recovering she moved to the south of Russia, in Krasnodar,[4] where she later worked as an athletics coach.[1]
References
- Lyudmila Bragina, Sports-Reference Olympic Records. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- "Athletics – World Record progression". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 September 2006.
- "World and European Record Progression". Athletix.org. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- Брагина, Людмила Ивановна. sportlegend.kulichki.net
External links
- (in Russian) Biography
Records | ||
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Preceded by Karin Burneleit |
Women's 1500 m world record holder 1972-07-18 — 1976-06-28 |
Succeeded by Tatyana Kazankina |
Preceded by Paola Cacchi |
Women's 3000 m world record holder 12 August 1972 — 24 June 1975 |
Succeeded by Grete Andersen-Waitz |
Preceded by Grete Waitz |
Women's 3000 m world record holder 7 August 1976 — 25 July 1982 |
Succeeded by Svetlana Ulmasova |
Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Joyce Smith |
Women's 3000 m Best Year Performance 1972 |
Succeeded by Paola Cacchi |
Preceded by Paola Cacchi |
Women's 3000 m Best Year Performance 1974 |
Succeeded by Grete Waitz |
Preceded by Grete Waitz |
Women's 3000 m Best Year Performance 1976 |
Succeeded by Grete Waitz |