Olena Burkovska

Olena Burkovska (Ukrainian: Олена Бурковська; born on 9 August 1981 in Yahotyn, Kyiv Region) is Ukrainian long-distance runner who competes in marathons.

Olena Burkovska
Olena Burkovska at London 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1981-08-09) 9 August 1981
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon

She won the 86th Košice Peace Marathon on her debut over the distance. She broke the course record setting the time 2:30:50. Burkovska’s performance sliced 38 seconds from the 2:31:28 record set by Czech Alena Peterkova in 1989. At the 2010 Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon she finished second behind Lisa Jane Weightman, recording a time of 2:31:53.[1]

She placed fifth at the 2010 Berlin Marathon and managed 21st place at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. Burkovska finished 48th at the 2012 London Olympics. She broke the course record at the Hannover Marathon in 2013, completing the distance in 2:27:07 hours.[2] On 16 November 2014, Burkovska came third at the Istanbul Marathon in 2:31:32 hours.[3]

References
  1. Nakamura, Ken (2010-04-18). Chelimo and Weightman take Nagano Marathon titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-21.
  2. Wenig, Jörg (2013-05-05). April and Burkovska break the course records at the Marathon Hannover . IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-06.
  3. "Vodafone 36. İstanbul Maratonu'nda dereceye girenlere ödülleri verildi". Zaman (in Turkish). 16 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.


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