Alevtina Biktimirova

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Biktimirova at the 2013 London Marathon

Alevtina Biktimirova (born September 10, 1982) is a Russian

long-distance runner, who specialises in the marathon
.

Biography

Alevtina placed first in the women's division in the Eurocity Frankfurt Marathon in October 2005. She finished sixth in the 2006 Boston Marathon and was the youngest person in the elite field. She also finished sixth in the 2006 European Athletics Championships that year in Gothenburg.

Alevtina finished second in the 2008

2009 World Championships in Athletics. She won the Tokyo Marathon at the start of the 2010 season.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Russia
2005 Frankfurt Marathon
Frankfurt, Germany
1st Marathon 2:25:12
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 6th Marathon
2:31:23
2007 Honolulu Marathon
Honolulu, Hawaii
1st Marathon 2:33:07
2009 World Championships
Berlin, Germany
9th Marathon
2:27:39
2010 Tokyo Marathon
Tokyo, Japan
1st Marathon 2:34:39

References

  1. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-02-28.

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