Svetlana Munkova

Svetlana Vladimirovna Munkova (before marriage – Ruban) (born on May 23, 1965, Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR) – Uzbek track and field athlete who competed in the high jump. Champion of the 1994 Asian Summer Games, silver medalist of the 1993 Asian Championship. Participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Career Svetlana Munkova was born on May 23, 1965, in Tashkent. She represented Uzbekistan in international track and field competitions.

In 1993 she won a silver medal at the Asian Championships in Manila with a jump of 1.92 meters, showing results that earned her the second place. She narrowly lost to the winner, Svetlana Zalevskaya from Kazakhstan, based on the number of attempts.

In 1995 she failed to reach the finals at the World Indoor Championships in Barcelona with a result of 1.80 meters, sharing the 23rd–26th place. At the World Championships in Gothenburg, she again missed the finals (1.85 meters), finishing 15th–16th in her qualification group.

Personal records High jump – 1.94 meters (May 17, 1988, Alma-Ata).

Indoor high jump – 1.80 meters (March 10, 1995, Barcelona).