Tatyana Petrova

Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova

Petrova Arkhipova before the 2009 Los Angeles Marathon
Personal information
Born	(1983-04-08) April 8, 1983 (age 33)
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight	49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Marathon
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Marathon World Championships 2007 Osaka 3000 m steeplechase

Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova (Russian: Татьяна Петрова Архипова; born April 8, 1983 in Urmarsky District, Chuvashia as Tatyana Valeriyevna Petrova) is a Russian runner. She is a former specialist in the 3000 metres steeplechase, finishing fourth at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She later moved up to marathon and won the Olympic bronze medal in that event at the 2012 London Games.

As a junior, Petrova finished nineteenth at the 2001 European Cross Country Championships and reached the finals of both the 3000 metres and 5000 metres at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

Petrova won the 5000 metres silver medal at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships, finishing behind Turkish runner Elvan Abeylegesse. She returned to the event in 2005, but was beaten by Binnaz Uslu. She won the gold medal at 10,000 metres at the same meet.

Petrova began competing in road running events and took back-to-back wins at the Monument Avenue 10K from 2004 and 2005. She made her marathon debut in December 2004, coming fifth at the Honolulu Marathon. She was eighth at the 2005 Chicago Marathon and improved her best to 2:31:03.