Olympic champion in running. World records in athletics. Famous athletes and record holders

Women are the most wonderful topic of conversation in any company, so you want to constantly talk about famous, best, amazing and inspiring women. The magazine's editors have collected the stories of eight of the most significant women in marathon running.

Katherine Switzer

Known throughout the world as the first woman to officially take part in the Boston Marathon in 1967. Before this, the marathon was considered an exclusively male competition, and women were not allowed to participate. Katherine did not get the starting number entirely legally; she simply indicated during registration the initials K. V. Switzer, from which it was impossible to understand what gender the runner was. Less than two miles had passed when an incident occurred, thanks to which the whole world learned about her. One of the organizers, passing by on an escort bus, shouted out the window: “Get away from my marathon!”, and then jumped out and tried to push her off the course. Other runners then came to Katherine's defense, and she managed to become the first woman to complete the 42 km race in Boston in 4 hours and 20 minutes.

But it took another 5 years for women to be officially allowed to participate in this race: the first marathon race for women was held here only in 1972. Subsequently, Katherine Switzer took part in the Boston Marathon 7 more times, and her personal best was 2 hours 51 minutes. In 1974, Katherine won the New York Marathon and became a goodwill ambassador who did a lot to ensure that women could take part in the Olympic Marathon.

The talented athlete from Norway, Grete Waitz, was also among the first women to run the marathon. She began her running career on the track, successfully running distances from 800 to 5000 meters. Even before winning the marathon, she repeatedly became a prize-winner and winner of European championships, and also won world cross-country championships. In 1979, she became the first woman to run the New York City Marathon under 2 hours and 30 minutes. She has 9 wins at the New York Marathon and two top podium finishes in London. In 1983, she became the world champion in marathon running, and in 1984 she won silver at the first Olympic Games in which women were allowed to participate in the marathon.

After finishing her sports career, she became a coach and author of many books about running and marathon training. Diagnosed with cancer, she persevered and founded an organization that supports and advances cancer research. In 2008, Greta Waitz was presented with the award of Knight 1st Class of the Order of St. Olaf for being a role model for women athletes around the world. In 2011, at the age of 57, she passed away. There is a monument to her at the entrance to the Bislett stadium in Oslo.

In 2012, Portuguese runner Rosa Mota was recognized as the "best female athlete in history" by the Association of International Marathons and Races (AIMS). It’s hard to believe that the only athlete in the world who managed to win three major championships at once: Olympic, world and continental, began running the marathon to overcome problems with asthma and lumbosacral radiculitis.

IN sports press she was often called “little Rose” because of her light build: height - 157 cm, weight - 45 kg. But on the account of the little runner there were big victories, she was able to become the most titled marathon runner in history. She has “gold” and “bronze” at the Olympic Games, victories at the World Championships and European Championships. Between 1982 and 1992, she took part in 21 marathons and won 14 of them. Rosa Mota's personal best of 2:23.29 is still the current Portuguese marathon record.

Joan BenoitSamuelson

First in history Olympic champion will forever remain first in the marathon. In 1984, American runner Joan Benoit Samuelson managed to win the marathon at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where women took part for the first time. She had serious rivals at the distance, but she finished first, defeating the famous Greta Waitz and Rosa Mota, and showed a high result for that time of 2:24:52. Joan won twice in Boston, won in Chicago and Oakland, and has a very respectable marathon personal best of 2:21:21, she has become an icon and role model for many runners around the world.

With her amazing results, she inspired Nike to create and host the annual women's marathon in San Francisco, California, where thousands of women from all over the world come each year to complete the marathon or half-marathon. marathon distance. Samuelson continues to run even after the end of his official sports career: in 2013, New York Marathon at the age of 56, she showed the result of 2 hours, 57 minutes and 13 seconds. She also coaches, writes books, and is the founder of the famous Beach to Beacon 10K.

She became the first athlete in history to break 2:19 in the marathon; her personal best is 2:18.47. Katrin took part in all starts of the World Marathon Series Majors. Only she managed to win the Boston Marathon four times. In her title page: two Olympic silver medals in Athens and Beijing and two world champion titles in Paris and Osaka. But, like many Kenyan runners, the path to the sports Olympus was not easy, she was born and raised in a large family, then worked as a prison guard and combined running training, was forced to take a break due to the birth of her daughter, and at the age of 26 made her debut at the Boston marathon

Catherine Ndereba has repeatedly become " best athlete year" in Kenya. Now living with her family in Kenya, in 2012, at the age of 40, she tried her hand at the Nagoya marathon in the masters category.

The current marathon world record holder of 2:15.25, whose time seems so unattainable, Paula Radcliffe came to the marathon quite late, at 31 years old. Her favorite event was and remains the London Marathon. In 2002, Paula Radcliffe finished the marathon here for the first time; her debut, 2:18:55, became a world record for women. A year later, she improved it by more than three minutes, and this result remains unshakable to this day. But Paula Radcliffe is famous not only for her victories, she is also known as an ardent supporter of the fight against doping. A red bracelet could be seen on her arm more than once as a symbol of her support for regular doping testing.

Also at the World Championships athletics in 2001, Paula publicly condemned the use of EPO by athletes. Then it burst out loud scandal, EPO was detected in the doping test of Russian athlete Olga Egorova, but she was allowed to compete. During her races, Paula Radcliffe unfurled a banner in the stands: “EPO cheaters out” and even had to deal with the police. At the 35th London Marathon, which took place in 2015, Paula officially completed her sports career, unable to fully recover and get rid of the consequences of severe injuries.

This Japanese athlete has one of the most exciting careers in marathon running. Having started running back in school age average and long distances, she first became famous as the "Queen of Half Marathons", competing in 24 half marathons between 1999 and 2001, winning 14 of them. And then she switched to a distance twice as long. In 2004, she won Olympic gold in Athens, and in 2005 she became first at the prestigious marathon in Berlin. Her time of 2:19:12 immediately became a triple record: a course record for one of the fastest marathons in the world, a Japanese record and an Asian record. She became the first woman in marathon history to break the 2:20 mark.

Olympic champion in marathon from Russia. At the 1992 Games in Barcelona 1992, she won in a very tense fight; until the last meters of the distance, Egorova competed with the Japanese Yuko Arimori, and at the finish she was able to beat her by 8 seconds. In 1993 and 1994, Egorova won the prestigious Tokyo Marathon, and in 1995 she came second. In 1994, she also took part in the Boston Marathon and, despite the fact that she became second there, the result shown by Egorova - 2 hours 23 minutes and 33 seconds - became the best in her career and the highest Russian result at that time.

The last major success in Egorova’s career was the victory at the 1999 Nagan Marathon. Starts in Japan, where Valentina performed most often, are the most memorable in her sports biography. Luck was with her there. She is well known in this country. Valentina is an honorary citizen of the city of Tokyo, and her Olympic sneakers are kept in the museum of the Asics company, which equipped the marathon runner from Cheboksary. Japanese television also specially came to Chuvashia to film a film about Valentina Egorova.

Marathon – 2:03.38 – Patrick Makau (Kenya)

The legend about the appearance of the marathon says that the Greek warrior Pheidippides ran from the site of the battle of Marathon to Athens with the speed of an arrow fired from a bow. However, he would still hardly be able to compete with modern professionals marathon running. Kenyan Patrick Makau didn't have good news for the spectators waiting for him at the finish line of the 2011 Berlin Marathon, but the athlete tried his best. He broke away from his closest pursuers, who, by the way, were his compatriots, by four minutes, but, most importantly, crossed the finish line, setting a record time for completing the distance - 2:03.38, improving by 21 seconds the achievement of Haile Gebrselassie from Ethiopia, set at the same Berlin Marathon, but three years earlier.

Run, 800 m – 1:40.91 – David Rudisha (Kenya)

Kenya is famous for its endurance runners, but of course it also boasts guys like David Rudisha, an 800m specialist. In 2010, the 22-year-old athlete won the World Cup and the African Championship, simultaneously twice updating the world record, which previously belonged to the Dane Wilson Kipketer and stood for 13 years. However, Rudisha did not stop there; he cherished wish there was a victory at the Olympic Games, and in August 2012 David made his dream come true. It was as if he had no opponents in the final, and Rudisha won without any visible effort gold award, setting a new world record of 1:40.91. At the same time, it seems that even such an achievement is not the limit for the Kenyan, and hardly anyone will be surprised when the athlete is able to improve the result shown at the Olympics one more time or two.

Running, 3000 m steeplechase – 8.58.81 – Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (Russia)

There are many names of our compatriots in the list of world records in athletics; however, new names appear there infrequently, but each world record holder from Russia is all the more valuable to us. The 3000 meter steeplechase is a middle-aged discipline, but in Olympic family it joined only in 2008. And this reunion turned out to be triumphant for the athlete from our country. Gulnara Samitova-Galkina finished in Olympic Stadium Beijing in splendid isolation, setting a record time of 8:58.81. Over the past five years, only Yulia Zaripova has come close to the record; this moment the second result in history - 9:05.02 - however, updating the record set by Gulnara is still quite far away.

High jump – 2.09 m – Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria)

Not all world records are updated as often. A number of achievements have remained inviolable since the last century. One of these record-breaking pillars of athletics is the achievement of Stefka Kostadinova from Bulgaria, who specialized in the high jump. Throughout her sports career, she had many bright victories, but the athlete probably remembers the 1987 World Championships in Rome with special trepidation. It was there that she set one of the oldest records in athletics today, jumping over the bar set at a height of 2.09. For 26 years, only Blanka Vlasic seriously tried to storm the record of the Bulgarian athlete, but it stood, and it is unknown when the next contender to improve the result will appear.

Pole vault – 6.14 m – Sergey Bubka (Ukraine)

The best world record of the Soviet and Ukrainian track and field athlete Sergei Bubka is not yet 20 years old, but it has already been recorded as “eternal”. If the day ever comes when someone can surpass the incredible 6.14, it will surely be the new record holder's second birthday.

Bubka improved his own record 16 times, and still did not reach his limit. Sergei conquered the height of 6.14 at a competition in Italian Sestriere, and since then no one except the record holder himself has even tried to set the bar even close to this mark. The best after Bubka were Russian Maxim Tarasov and Australian Dmitry Markov, but their result was only 6.05. To one of the greatest sporting achievements No one has yet been able to come close to humanity, and the question of whether this record will ever be broken still remains open.

Pole vault – 5.06 m – (Russia)

Record breakers often have to break through psychological barriers that no one has been able to overcome before them. A striking example of this was demonstrated by one of the most famous Russian athletes -. During her career, she set 28 world records, breaking the bar for the first time at various heights from 4.82 to 5.06. Elena became the first athlete to reach the five-meter mark, and on the day this happened, Isinbayeva was applauded by the whole world. Millions of people applauded the Russian as she won Olympic gold in Beijing with a score of 5.05. A year later, at the Diamond League stage in Zurich, Elena improved her achievement by another centimeter, and since then the mark of 5.06 has been the ultimate dream of all athletes in the jumping sector. However, it is premature to talk about overthrowing the record holder: besides Isinbayeva, only one athlete climbed to the five-meter height - American Jennifer Sur.

Run, 100 m – 9.58 – Usain Bolt (Jamaica)

Of course, in no case should we forget about the fast man planet - Jamaican Usain Bolt. It makes hearts beat faster and lights a fire in the eyes. His mini-shows on the track receive maximum television ratings. And besides, he also runs very fast. And so fast that no one can keep up with him. Bolt currently holds three world records. At the London Olympics, Usain, as part of the Jamaican 4x100 relay team, won gold with a score of 36.84. His personal bests haven't been updated since the World Championships in Berlin, but a crazy 19.19 in the 200m and a crazy 9.58 in the 100m are the best I've seen athletics world in the new century. We can only hope that Bolt himself decides not to stop there and will be able to improve his amazing records a little more.

Athletics- “queen of sports.” We are talking about one of the first sports to be included in the Olympic Games program. This is the most multifaceted and one of the most difficult sports, including a lot of disciplines, including running, jumping, and all-around. Moreover, each type of sports discipline is divided into separate competitions. For example, running: sprint, marathon, middle distance, hurdles, etc. Jumps: regular jump, running jump, pole vault, triple vault, etc. We propose to consider the most striking records in athletics, which confirm that a person has no limit to development.

10 Most Outstanding Records in Athletics

Usain Bolt

• 100 meters - 9.58 seconds. (16.08.2009)

The current world record was registered in Germany. At the 2009 World Championships, it was choreographed by six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt. The sprinter, originally from Germany, beat his own record by one tenth with a tailwind of 2 meters per second. The Jamaican set the 100m record three times. At the same time, in last time he traditionally slowed down at the finish line. Probably, in this way, the outstanding athlete decided to leave room for future achievement. Not at all, he was no longer able to shine on the treadmill. However, he still performs. It is worth adding that every world record in athletics significantly replenishes the “treasury” of athletes!

Yelena Isinbayeva

• Elena Isinbaeva - 5.06 m. (08/28/2009)

13 world records! If you look at the chronology, then in last years Elena Isinbaeva had only one opponent - Elena Isinbaeva! The girl broke her own records 13 times in a row. The last one is 5.06 meters, which the athlete set in Germany. Many experts are confident that the record set by Elena in Zurich will be difficult for girls to break for many years to come. The pride of Russia never said goodbye to her fans after leaving her career. Recently, at the Paris Hilton show, Ivan Urgant provided her with such an opportunity...

Sergey Bubka

• Sergey Bubka - 6.14 m. (07/31/1994)

For 21 years no one has been able to break Sergei Bubka’s record. Experts are confident that for several more decades in the history of athletics his merit will not be relegated to second place. The mark of 6 meters 15 centimeters is the pride of Ukraine, where the talented athlete comes from. Today in Donetsk easy school athletics is one of the best in all of Europe. There are rumors that the French athlete was able to unofficially break Sergei’s record by jumping 3 cm higher. But this is false information and there is no evidence to support it.

David Rudisha

• David Rudisha - 1:40.91 (08/09/2012)

A Kenyan 800m record was registered in London. 1:40.91 seconds is the official record in athletics, set by the middle athlete in 2012. For 4 years now, no one has been able to come close to his result. However, David continues to impress with his stride, navigating turns better than sprinters. His technique is a subject of study by many trainers. The secret lies in a long step and swing, which significantly saves strength over one of the most difficult distances in athletics.

Dennis Kimetto

• Dennis Kimetto - 2:02.57 (09/28/2014)

42 kilometers and 195 meters is a distance called a marathon. Many people mistakenly mean any long mark by this concept. But no, and Dennis Kimetto knows this firsthand. The world record holder is from Kenya. In 2014, in Germany, he covered the specified distance in 2 hours, 2 minutes and 57 seconds. Just imagine 40 kilometers in 2 hours. It turns out that in an hour he runs twenty kilometers. 1 kilometer in 3 minutes at a distance of 40 km. Tritium professional category in the 1000 meter run 3 minutes plus. He ran 40 at that pace!

Mike Powell

• Mike Powell - 8.95 m (08/30/1991)

1991, Japan. Mike Powell - the legendary athlete from America is accelerating...
At that time, the World Championships did not have empty seats on the stands. The entire audience looks with delight at the jumper, who soars in the air. 8.95 meters is an unthinkable result. Only rubber, studs and amazing technique bring the American the coveted victory and the world record, which has stood since 91 to this day. Today's jumpers don't even get close to 7 meters. He jumped to almost 9. A noticeable difference, right?

In athletics, the 1000-meter race is common. This distance is not used in world-class championships, as it is average. The 1000 meter race is more applicable to various commercial events.

Conditions for 1 km races

Races of 1000 meters are usually held on two types of sites. First type - outdoor stadium, whose circumference is 400 meters. In this case, the distance is covered in 2.5 laps. The second type is indoor sports grounds, the circumference of which is most often 200 meters. On this type of playground, the distance consists of five laps.

The specifics of running largely depend on the type of site. If the area has a small circumference, then the athlete must be prepared for constant turns. In the case where the platform has a large circumference, the athlete has to run in a straight line for a long time, which requires special development of balance.

Race standards

Race standards are affected by:

MSMK has minimum conditions:

• for women - 2.36 minutes;
• for men - 2.18 min.

World commercial records include the fastest time to cover a distance of 1 km.

How to achieve outstanding results in 1 km running?

With the help of intensive training, of course, you can achieve significant results in running over a distance of 1 km. When preparing, the athlete must take into account the psychological, technical and physical aspects. To improve results, you need to master warm-up, training and breathing techniques. It is also important to make the right eyeliner just before the day of the competition.

The 1 km distance is considered basic, so it is included in many athlete development programs. It is a training course for those who are involved in professional running. Since the 1000-meter distance is an average distance, it is not used in world-class competitions. However, such a distance can indicate the athlete's current abilities. Analysts believe that if the kilometer distance was included in the program of the world championship, then David Rudisch would have a great chance of winning, because he showed best time in the 800 meter race - 1.40 min.

World record for 1 km run

In 1974, American athlete Rick Wohlhueter showed incredible good result in the 1000 meter race, which broke all records set before. The athlete covered a distance of 1 km in 2.13 minutes, thus setting a record North America, which, by the way, has not yet been beaten. Joaquim Cruz almost equalized the score in 1984, running the same distance in 2.14 minutes.

Australian runners have the worst performance. Australian John Walker covered a distance of 1 km in 2.16 minutes in 1980. Asians have the best results. Bahraini representative Yusuf Saad Kamel ran the 1 km distance in 2.14 minutes.

The world record for running 1 km was set by Kenyan resident Noah Ngeni, who was able to cover the kilometer distance in 2.11 minutes. It was installed in 1999 at a competition that took place in Rieti. Thus, an absolute world record in athletics was set in the 1 km race, as well as an absolute African record.

Among women

It's no secret that women also take part in running competitions. The world record for 1 km running was set by Russian Svetlana Masterkova. She was able to cover the kilometer distance in 2.28 minutes. Thus, the Russian athlete set an absolute world record in athletics among women in the 1000-meter run.

Running standards for 1 km

For women and men, rank standards are significantly different. In the case when a man receives the first rank, a woman with the same indicators receives the rank of master of sports. If a woman receives the first category, then a man with the same indicators will receive the third category. Thus, a pattern emerges: the difference between discharge standards for women and men - approximately 2 ranks.

World record for 2 km running

The 2000 meters distance has never been featured at the World Championships or Olympic Games. This distance is often used by professional athletes as training in preparation for more serious competitions. Often a distance of 2 km is included in the program of commercial championships. The race is held in open sports grounds. To run a distance of 2 km, you need to do five laps of 400 meters. At such competitions, ranks no higher than || are assigned.

Official records at a distance of 2 km:

• Men's race. At the competition in Berlin, which was held in 1999, the Moroccan athlete Hichamou El Guerroujo set a record of 4 minutes and 44.79 seconds.
• Women's race. At the competition in Edinburgh, which was held in 1994, Irish athlete Sonia O'Sullivan set a record of 5 minutes and 25.36 seconds.

Coaches' opinion

Coaches advise professional athletes Use a 1 km run as training. World running records are set by athletes who clearly understand the basics of running. To prepare for long- and medium-distance competitions, athletes improve their endurance and speed by more short distances. The coaches believe that tactical thinking and self-confidence are important in order to break the world record for 1 km running. Running is not an easy thing. It is important not to try to overtake everyone, but to stick to the plan to achieve your goal. You need to understand that accelerating at the start will waste a lot of your energy, the presence of which plays an important role when approaching the finish line. It is important to know where to apply "acceleration", since it often plays a decisive role.

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Russian Olympic champions in running disciplines

Table 4.6.

Achievements of Russian runners who won Olympic Games

Double Olympic champions in running: Vladimir Kuts (USSR), Valery Borzov (USSR), Svetlana Masterkova (Russia).

Three-time Olympic champions in running: Tatyana Kazankina (USSR) and Olga Bryzgina (USSR).