Madina Biktagirova
Personal information | |
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Born | (1964-09-20) 20 September 1964 (age 59) Osh, Kirghiz SSR, USSR |
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
Weight | 101 lb (46 kg) |
Sport | |
Country | Unified Team, Belarus, Russia, CIS |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 2000 marathon, 5th |
World finals | 1993 marathon, 5th |
Madina Ulfatovna Biktagirova (Belarusian: Мадзіна Ульфатаўна Біктагірава, Russian: Мадина Ульфатовна Биктагирова; born 20 September 1964 in Osh, Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) is a retired long-distance runner. She competed for both Belarus and Russia.
Professional career
In 1992, Biktagirova set a course record at the Los Angeles Marathon in a time of 2:26:23.[1]
Biktagirova set her personal best in 1997, clocking 2:24:46. She won the 2002 and 2003 editions of the Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon.[2]
Olympic career
Biktagirova competed in three Olympic games under three different flags. She finished fourth in the marathon at the 1992 Olympics, competing for the Unified Olympic team. After the race, she tested positive for norephedrine and became the first Olympic marathoner disqualified for failing a drug test.[1]
Biktagirova competed in the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics for Belarus, a race in which she did not finish. She ran the marathon for Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing in 5th place.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing CIS[3] | |||||
1992 | Los Angeles Marathon | Los Angeles, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:26:23 |
Representing Unified Team | |||||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | — | Marathon | DSQ |
Representing Belarus | |||||
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | Marathon | 2:34:36 |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | — | Marathon | DNF |
Representing Russia | |||||
1997 | Nagoya Marathon | Nagoya, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:29:30 |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Marathon | 2:28:01 |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 5th | Marathon | 2:26:33 |
2001 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 10th | Marathon | 2:27:14 |
New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 9th | Marathon | 2:31:14 | |
2002 | Nagano Marathon | Nagano, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:26:09 |
2003 | Nagano Marathon | Nagano, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:28:23 |
Lisbon Marathon | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | Marathon | 2:42:06 | |
2007 | Two Oceans Marathon | Cape Town, South Africa | 1st | Ultra-Marathon | 3:35:11 |
References
- ^ a b Benyo, Richard; Henderson, Joe (2002). "B: BAA to Bush, George W.". Running Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Source for Today's Runner. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics. p. 34. ISBN 9780736037341.
- ^ Wainaina and Biktagirova take wins in Nagano Marathon. IAAF (2003-04-20). Retrieved on 2010-05-01.
- ^ "Shooting Disrupts L.a. Marathon".
External links
- Madina Biktagirova at World Athletics
- Madina Biktagirova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Madina Biktagirova at Olympics.com
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- 1984: Glenys Quick (NZL)
- 1985: Nanae Sasaki (JPN)
- 1986: Katrin Dörre (GDR)
- 1987: Carla Beurskens (NED)
- 1988: Zhao Youfeng (CHN)
- 1989: Zhao Youfeng (CHN)
- 1990: Wanda Panfil (POL)
- 1991: Sachiko Yamashita (JPN)
- 1992: Teruko Oe (JPN)
- 1993: Kamila Gradus (POL)
- 1994: Eriko Asai (JPN)
- 1995: Kamila Gradus (POL)
- 1996: Izumi Maki (JPN)
- 1997: Madina Biktagirova (RUS)
- 1998: Naoko Takahashi (JPN)
- 1999: Lyubov Morgunova (RUS)
- 2000: Naoko Takahashi (JPN)
- 2001: Kazumi Matsuo (JPN)
- 2002: Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)
- 2003: Takami Ominami (JPN)
- 2004: Reiko Tosa (JPN)
- 2005: Yumiko Hara (JPN)
- 2006: Harumi Hiroyama (JPN)
- 2007: Yasuko Hashimoto (JPN)
- 2008: Yurika Nakamura (JPN)
- 2009: Yoshiko Fujinaga (JPN)
- 2010: Yuri Kanō (JPN)
- 2011: Not held
- 2012: Albina Mayorova (RUS)
- 2013: Ryoko Kizaki (JPN)
- 2014: Mariya Konovalova (RUS)
- 2015: Eunice Kirwa (BHR)
- 2016: Eunice Kirwa (BHR)
- 2017: Eunice Kirwa (BHR)
- 2018: Meskerem Assefa (ETH)
- 2019: Helalia Johannes (NAM)
- 2020: Mao Ichiyama (JPN)
- 2021: Mizuki Matsuda (JPN)
- 2022: Ruth Chepng'etich (KEN)