High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Raisa Katyukova-Smekhnova (born September 16, 1950 in Kaltan, Kemerovo) is a retired long-distance runner from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, behind Norway`s Grete Waitz and USA`s Marianne Dickerson. She won the Soviet title in the women`s marathon in 1985.