Svetlana Vladimirovna Zakharova (), (born 15 September 1970 in Chuvashia) is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in marathon races. She won several international marathons, such as: the Honolulu Marathon (1997, 2002 and 2009), the Chicago Marathon (2003) and the Boston Marathon (2003). She participated twice in the Olympic Games. At the Olympic Games in 2004 at Athens she finished 9th in the marathon in 2:32:04. At the Olympic Games in 2008 at Beijing she finished 22nd in the marathon in 2:32:16. In the 1990s sometimes she raced under the name Svetlana Vasilyeva. Svetlana Zakharova has been married to her coach Nikolai Zacharov. Achievements Personal bests Half marathon - 1:09:48 hrs (2002) Marathon - 2:21:31 hrs (2002) External links marathoninfo 1970 births Living people Russian female long-distance runners Russian female marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Russia Boston Marathon female winners Chicago Marathon female winners World Athletics Championships medalists People from Urmarsky District Sportspeople from Chuvashia 21st-century Russian women 20th-century Russian women