Zhanna Vokueva

Biography

Date of birth: 

14.01.1987

Height: 

163.5 cm

Place of Birth: 

Naryan-Mar, Arkhangelsk Region.

About myself:

I was born on January 14, 1987 in small town  Naryan-Mar, Arkhangelsk Region. But now I live in St. Petersburg. Since a young age I lived an active, sporting lifestyle. At age 15, I started training in small skiing group while attending secondary school. In 2009 I graduated  St. Petersburg State University for Water Communications, in economist - programmer.  Later, began his athletic career as a  mountain runner, becoming a 4-time Russian champion. In my first year of training, I achieved outstanding results that gave me an opportunity to participate in the 2006 Worlds Championships on the mountain running. In 2006, Russian team won the Worlds Championships on the mountain running in Turkey. In 2009 Worlds Championships on the mountain running in Italy, I got a high 8th place overall. In 2009 European Championships on the mountain running Championships in Austria I was 7th 
I represented Russia in mountain  running in four European championships, four World championships, and also in  three Skyrunning competitions. Now  I am a member of  the Russian national team in  the mountain running.
Of course, I like to spend my spare time with my friends, in fine weather we like to be in the open air,  like to laugh and joke. And , of course, I like when everything is OK. I like dancing. And of course I like to listen to music! Whenever I have some time to spare, I go to the theatre. I’m not keen on television. I’m fond of reading  business books, books about sales. I like traveling most of all and my work. I work in  sphere of sales. 
For me food – is a pleasant source of energy.  I prefer fish and chicken products. In the morning I usually have some cottage cheese with kefir, different porridge then I have tea with sweets. I  love all kinds of milk products, especially kefir, cottage cheese and cheese. I like different kinds of salads, dressed with olive oil or sour cream. I like fresh juice and ice cream.  If I have free time, I try to invent a new salad or find an interesting recipe.
And the last thing I would like to tell you about things I hope to achieve in my life are: to have a very successful career, so next year I will try to archive high level in sport career, to build the home of my dreams and to find someone in my life to share all that with.

RESULTS:

2004   ∙ Bronze medalist at the World Junior Championships in the Mountain Running  (Turkey, Bursa). 
             Our team won the gold medal.
2005   ∙ RUSSIAN Champion in Mountain Running (final in Moscow)
2006   ∙ 33rd in the World Championships (Czech Republic)
2007   ∙ 26th place at the European Championships (FRANCE)
2008   ∙ 11th place at the European mountain running (Germany)
           ∙ Champion of St. Petersburg in the mounting running

2009   ∙ 1st place in the 4 km mountain running in Sweden. All these years I was in the top three at the 
             Russian Championships in the mountain running.
           ∙ Russian Champion in the Mountain Running (Zheleznovodsk) 
           ∙ 7th place at the European Championships (Austria)
           ∙ 8th place at the World Championships (Italy)

2010   ∙ 2nd place at the Russian Championships in  the Mountain Running (Zheleznovodsk)
           ∙ 4th place at the Russian Championships.
  ∙ 15th place at the European Championships (Bulgary). Russian Women's team  3-d place     
             among all European commands.
           ∙ 6 place at the Vertical Kilometer – Dolomites VK Canazei, July 16
           ∙ 4 place at the Dolomites Skyrace, 18 July 2010

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