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Lyudmila Galkina

Lyudmila Ivanovna Galkina (Russian: Людмила Ивановна Галкина; 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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia 3rd Long jump 6.44 m
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 7th Long jump 6.45 m wind: +0.9 m/s
1991 European Junior Championships Thessaloniki, Greece 1st Triple jump 13.67 m
Representing  Russia
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 5th Long jump 6.74 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 16th (q) Long jump 6.26 m wind: -1.5 m/s
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st Long jump 6.95 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 1st Long jump 7.05 m PB
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Long jump 7.06 m
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 3rd Long jump 6.68 m

See also

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References

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Sporting positions Preceded byJackie Joyner-Kersee Women's Long Jump Best Year Performance 1997 Succeeded byMarion Jones
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