Alesia Turava

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Alesia Turava (born 6 December 1979) is a Belarusian middle distance runner. She is a former world record holder in 3000 metre steeplechase with 9:16.51 minutes, achieved in Gdansk on 27 July 2002. She is still third on the all-time list, behind Gulnara Samitova and Docus Inzikuru. Still, Turava mostly competes over 1500 metres.

She won the gold medal in the inaugural 3000 m steeplechase for women held at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.

Her sister Ryta Turava is a successful race walker.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	6th	1500 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	7th	1500 m
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	3rd	1500 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	7th	1500 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	7th	1500 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	7th	1500 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	5th	1500 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	3000 m steeplechase

[edit] Personal bests

• 1500 metres - 3:59.89 min (2002)
• 3000 metres - 8:32.89 min (2001)
• 5000 metres - 15:23.84 min (2000)
• 3000 metre steeplechase - 9:16.51 min (2002)

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Alesia Turava

Records
Preceded by Justyna Bak	Women's 3,000m Steeplechase World Record Holder June 12, 2002 – August 10, 2003	Succeeded by Gulnara Samitova-Galkina
Sporting positions
Preceded by Justyna Bak	Women's 3.000m Steeplechase Best Year Performance 2002	Succeeded by Gulnara Samitova-Galkina