Larisa is pictured above shortly after finishing second in her semi-final of the
women's 800m at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. That took her
through to the final where she finished in a creditable sixth place.
In March 2005 she won the European Indoor Championships in Madrid
with a time of 1:59 97 seconds.
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Women's 800m Final
2005 World Athletics Championships
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1. Zulia CALATAYUD |
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CUB |
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1: 58.82 |
2. Hasna BENHASSI |
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MAR |
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1: 59.42 |
3. Tatiana ANDRIANOVA |
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RUS |
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1: 59.60 |
4. Maria de Lourdes MUTOLA |
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MOZ |
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1: 59.71 |
5. Mayte MARTINEZ |
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ESP |
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1: 59.99 |
6. Larisa CHZHAO |
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RUS |
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2: 00.25 |
7. Svetlana CHERKASOVA |
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RUS |
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2: 00.71 |
8. Hazel CLARK |
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USA |
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2: 01.52 |
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Her personal best time was 1:57.33 minutes recorded on
11th. July 2005 at Tula in Russia.
ANNUAL PROGRESS 800 metres.
2007 2:02.25 Rovereto 12 SEP
2006 2:00.44 Sochi 28 MAY
2005 1:57.33 Tula 11 JUL
2004 2:00.38 Lausanne 06 JUL
2003 1:58.71 Tula 08 JUN
2002 1:59.85 Cheboksary 14 JUL
2000 2:02.36 Sankt-Peterburg 18 JUN
1990 2:05.65 Plovdiv 10 AUG