Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kubudirira kwake kwokutanga kwakauya nezita rake rokutanga, Yelena Chernysheva (anonziwo Elena Chernyshova), uye akanga ari mumwe munhu akawana menduru yebronze uye akawana menduru yegoridhe yechikwata pa 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Akadzokorora chiito ichocho pamutambo wa1981 ndokukunda zita rechitatu uye rokupedzisira rechikwata pa
chinyorwa cha1982 (achitungamirira vakadzi veSoviet munzvimbo yechinomwe).