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Gulnara Samitova-Galkina
Athletics competitor

Gulnara Samitova-Galkina

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Athletics competitor
A.K.A.
Gulnara Iskanderovna Galkina
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Gender
Female
Place of birth
Naberezhnye Chelny
Age
46 years
Family
Spouse:
Anton Galkin
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Biography

Gulnara Iskanderovna Samitova-Galkina (Russian: Гульнара Искандеровна Самитова-Галкина, Tatar: Гөлнара Искәндәр кызы Самитова-Галкина) (born 9 July 1978 in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan) is a Russian middle-distance runner. In July 2004 she ran 3000 metres steeplechase in a new world record of 9:01.59 minutes. Early that year she won a bronze medal over 1500 metres at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Gulnara Samitova-Galkina is of mixed Tatar and Russian origin. She is a two-time national champion in the women's 5000 metres.
Samitova claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in the 3000m steeplechase, breaking her own world record in the final with a time of 8:58.81 min, becoming the first woman in history to run under 9 minutes for the steeplechase.
She won both the 800 and 1500 metres races at the Russian Team Championships in June 2009, clocking a personal best of 2:00.29 in the 800 m and a world leading time over 1500 m.
She missed the whole 2010 season, including the 2010 European Athletics Championships, after becoming pregnant and giving birth to her daughter Alina in June. She returned to training in the autumn of 2010.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Russia
2003World ChampionshipsParis, France7th5000 m
2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rd1500 m
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece6th5000 m
2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan7th3000 m s'chase
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China1st3000 m s'chase
12th5000 m
World Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany1st3000 m s'chase
2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany4th3000 m s'chase
2012Olympic GamesLondon, EnglandDNF3000 m s'chase

Personal bests

  • 800 metres - 2:00.29 min (2009)
  • 1500 metres - 4:01.29 min (2004)
  • Mile run - 4:20.23 min (2007)
  • 3000 metres - 8:42.96 min (2008)
  • 3000 metres steeplechase - 8:58.81 min WR (2008)
  • 5000 metres - 14:33.13 min (2008)

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