| Sport | Marathon running |
|---|---|
| Birth date | September 16, 1950 (age 76) |
| Birth place | Kaltan, Kemerovo, Soviet Union |
Raisa Katyukova-Smekhnova, nacida Raisa Katyukova, (Belarusian: Раіса Кацюкова-Сьмехава; born September 16, 1950) is a retired long-distance runner from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, behind Norway's Grete Waitz and USA's Marianne Dickerson. She won the Soviet title in the women's marathon in 1985.
Achievements
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | Marathon | 2:31:13 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 16th | Marathon | 2:33:19 |