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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 September 1964 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 |
Professional career
editIn 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
editBiktagirova 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
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing CIS[3]
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| 1992 | Los Angeles Marathon | Los Angeles, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:26:23 |
| Representing Unified Team
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| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | — | Marathon | DSQ |
| Representing Belarus
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| 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
edit- ^ 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".
