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

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

• List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women)
• List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women)
• List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women)
• List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)

References

• Lyudmila Galkina at World Athletics

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Women's Long Jump Best Year Performance 1997	Succeeded by Marion Jones