Whakakihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau mai i Angarsk, i tiimata a Konovalova i tana mahi hakinakina hei kaiwhakataetae 5000 mita. I puta ia i tana whakaaturanga tuatahi i te tawhiti i te 1995 World Championships in Athletics. I reira ka mutu ia i te tuaono o nga waahi i te whakamutunga me te waa 15:01.23. I rere ano ia i runga i te 3000 mita i te 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships, i reira ko ia te tekau ma rua o nga katoa. Ko ia te tuarima i roto i taua kaupapa i te tau e whai ake nei i te 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships me te wikitoria i te mētara parahi i te 1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final. Ko te tuawha i te 5000 m i te
Ko te 1999 European Cup i whai ake i te whitu o nga waahi i te whakamutunga o te huihuinga i te 1999 World Championships in Athletics.