Anotanga kubudirira achishandisa zita rake rekutanga, Yelena Chernysheva (anonziwo Elena Chernyshova), uye ndiye akahwina menduru yegoridhe uye menduru yegoridhe yechikwata pa 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
. Akadzokorora chiitiko ichocho mumutambo wa1981 uye akahwina zita rechitatu uye rekupedzisira rechikwata pamusangano wa1982 (kutungamira vakadzi veSoviet muchinomwe).