Svetlana Zakharova (runner)

Svetlana Vladimirovna Zakharova (Russian: Светлана Владимировна Захарова), (born 15 September 1970 in Chuvashia) is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in marathon races.

She participated twice in the Olympic Games.

At the Olympic Games in 2004 at Athens she finished 9th in the marathon in 2:32:04.

At the Olympic Games in 2008 at Beijing she finished 22nd in the marathon in 2:32:16.

Svetlana Zakharova has been married to her coach Nikolai Zacharov.

Frankfurt-Marathon 2007 (2.place)
Frankfurt-Marathon 2007 (at this time first)