Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Amụrụ na Angarsk, Konovalova malitere ọrụ egwuregwu ya dị ka onye na-agba ọsọ 5000 mita. O mere ihe ngosi mbụ ya n'ebe dị anya na 1995 World Championships na Athletics. N'ebe ahụ, o mechara n'ọnọdụ nke isii na njedebe na oge nke 15:01.23. Ọ na-agba ọsọ karịa 3000 mita na 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships, ebe ọ bụ nke iri na abụọ n'ozuzu. Ọ bụ onye nke ise n'ihe omume ahụ n'afọ na-eso ya na 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships wee merie ọla nchara na 1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final. Nke anọ na 5000 m na
1999 European Cup sochiri ebe nke asaa na njedebe nke ihe omume ahụ na 1999 World Championships na Athletics.