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Lyudmila Bragina
- Born
- Jul 24, 1943 (83 years old)
- Birthplace
- Yekaterinburg, Russian Empire
- Events
- 3000 m · 1500 m
- Height
- 1.65 m
- Weight
- 57 kg
Lyudmila Ivanovna Bragina (Russian: Людмила Ивановна Брагина, born 24 July 1943) is a retired Soviet and Russian middle distance runner She competed for the Soviet Union in the 1500 m at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics; she won the event in 1972 and finished fifth in 1976 In July 1972 she set a new 1500 m world record of 4:06 9, at the Soviet championships, and then progressively improved it in round 1 (4:06 47), the semi-finals (4:05.
07), and the final (4:01 38), of the 1972 Olympics The same year she was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour She also set three world records in the 3000 m: 8:53 0 in 1972, 8:52.
74 in 1974 and 8:27 12 in 1976 At the European Championships, Bragina won four silver medals: in the 3,000 m outdoors (1974), and in the 800 m (1970) and 1,500 m indoors (1971–72) In 1960 Bragina started training in the high jump, and changed to running only in 1964 She had a career-threatening bout of pneumonia in 1966 After recovering she moved to the south of Russia, in Krasnodar, where she later worked as an athletics coach.
As of Nov 13, 2026: 3000 m 8:27.12 (#64 all-time), 1500 m 4:01.38 (#237 all-time), 1977 season best 8:46.3h (Sep 4, 1977, Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf (GER)) · Olympic Games: 1 gold · 83 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1500m | 4:07.0h | – | Jul 29, 1977 | Moskva (URS) |
| 1977 | 3000m | 8:46.3h | – | Sep 4, 1977 | Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf (GER) |
| 1977 | CrossCount | 17:28 | – | Mar 20, 1977 | 5th IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
| 1976 | 1500m-short-track Indoor | 4:23.9h | – | Feb 21, 1976 | European Indoor Championships, Olympiahalle, München (i) |
| 1976 | 1500m | 4:02.41 | – | Jul 29, 1976 | Olympic Stadium, Montréal (CAN) |
| 1976 | 3000m | 8:27.12 | – | Aug 7, 1976 | College Park, MD (USA) |
| 1974 | 1500m | 4:17.8h | – | Sep 6, 1974 | Roma European Championships |
| 1974 | 1500m-short-track Indoor | 4:20.80 | – | Mar 10, 1974 | European Indoor Championships, Scandinavium, Göteborg (i) |