Madina Biktagirova

Madina Ulfatovna Biktagirova (

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

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
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

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