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Madina Biktagirova
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Madina Biktagirova

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Place of birth
Osh, Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan
Age
60 years
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Biography

Madina Ulfatovna Biktagirova (Belarusian: Мадзіна Ульфатаўна Біктагірава, Russian: Мадина Ульфатовна Биктагирова; born September 20, 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.

Biktagirova set her personal best in 1997, clocking 2:24:46. She won the 2002 and 2003 editions of the Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon.

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.

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  CIS
1992Los Angeles MarathonLos Angeles, United States1stMarathon2:26:23
Representing Olympic flag.svg Unified Team
1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, SpainMarathonDSQ
Representing  Belarus
1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany5thMarathon2:34:36
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United StatesMarathonDNF
Representing  Russia
1997Nagoya MarathonNagoya, Japan1stMarathon2:29:30
1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2ndMarathon2:28:01
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia5thMarathon2:26:33
2001London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom10thMarathon2:27:14
New York City MarathonNew York City, United States9thMarathon2:31:14
2002Nagano MarathonNagano, Japan1stMarathon2:26:09
2003Nagano MarathonNagano, Japan1stMarathon2:28:23
Lisbon MarathonLisbon, Portugal1stMarathon2:42:06
2007Two Oceans MarathonCape Town, South Africa1stUltra-Marathon3:35:11
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