Polina Lazareva
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 May 1930[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
Event | 400 meters |
Polina Lazareva (née Solopova, born 5 May 1930)[2] was a Ukrainian sprinter who represented the Soviet Union. She was the holder of the women's 400m world record.[3]
Career
[edit]Lazareva achieved the women's world record for 400m on 10 May 1957 of 55.2s in Moscow.[4]
Track and Field News ranked Lazareva, listed under her maiden name Solopova, as 7th in the world at 400m in 1957.[5]
Lazareva won four medals at the Uniion Internationale des Etudiantes (UIE) organised sporting events at the World Festival of Youth and Students:[6][7]
- Gold in the 800 m in 1951[8]
- Bronze in the 4x200m relay in 1953[9]
- Gold in the 400m in 1953
- Silver in the 400m in 1954[10]
Lazarva individually or as a member of a team set 6 world record/best times:[2]
- 55.7 s for 400m in Leipzig on 12 June 1954
- 55.2 s for 400m in Moscow on 10 May 1957
- 2:11.7 for 800m in Kyiv on 27 May 1952
- 6:49.6 for 3x800m in Moscow on 24 July 1950
- 6:44.8 for 3x800m in Moscow on 10 July 1951
- 1:12.9 for 500m in Moscow on 5 June 1953
Note:only the first two times are officially ratified world records; the first in the era of the Federation Sportive Feminine Internationale (FISU); the second in the era of the IAAF.
Lazareva also won medals in the 400m and 800m events at the Soviet championships:[11]
- silver at 400m and 800m in 1952
- silver at 400m in 1953
- gold at 400m in 1954
- silver at 400m in 1957
Note: the titles in 1952-54 are under the surname Solopova; that in 1957 under the surname Lazareva.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Polina Lazareva". World Athletics.
- 1 2 Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p. 586.
- ↑ "400m world record progression". World Athletics.
- ↑ "Sports Illustrated May 20, 1957". Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ↑ "World Rankings — Women's 400". Track and Field News. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ↑ "Polina Solopova". athleticspodium.com. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ↑ "International Universities Champs". athleticspodium.com. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ↑ "1951 World Festival of Youth and Students". athleticspodium.com. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ↑ "1953 World Festival of Youth and Students". athleticspodium.com. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ↑ "1954 World Festival of Youth and Students". athleticspodium.com. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ↑ "Medal Search, Soviet Athletics Championships". athleticspodium.com. Retrieved 17 April 2025.