Lyudmila Shevtsova

Lyudmila Ivanovna Gurevitch (, later Lysenko; 26 November 1934 – 13 April 2026) was a Russian-Ukrainian athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres. On 3 July 1960, she set a world record in this event at 2 minutes 4.3 seconds. She equaled this time while winning the 800 m gold at the 1960 Olympics two months later. Two Australians, Brenda Jones and Dixie Willis led the race. With 50–70 m left, Willis stepped on the curb and dropped out of competition, while Shevtsova gradually reached Jones and won in the last meters.

In 1954, Shevtsova finished second in the 800 m at the nationals and third at the European Championships. At the 1962 European Championships, she failed to reach the final. During her career, she won nine national titles: in the 400 m in 1955; in the 800 m in 1955–1956, 1959, and 1961–1962; and in the cross-country in 1960–1962 and 1964. After retiring from competitions she coached athletics in Kyiv.

Shevtsova died on 13 April 2026, at the age of 91.