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Irina Bogacheva
Personal information
Born	30 May 1961 (age 63); Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	Marathon long distance, 5000, 10000
Club	National Team Kyrgyzstan
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Marathon – 2:26:27 (2000)

Irina Bogacheva (Russian: Ирина Богачева; born 30 May 1961) is a retired Kyrgyzstani long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics with the best result of 14th place in 2000.^[1]

Bogacheva consistently ran fast marathons and she has the most sub 2:35 (35), sub 2:40 (59) and sub 2:50 (70) marathon times by a female runner.^[3]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Soviet Union
1986	Goodwill Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	2nd	Marathon	2:34:09
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	17th	Marathon	2:43:30
1989	World Student Games	Duisburg, West Germany	1st	Marathon	2:35:09
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:36:25
Representing Kyrgyzstan
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	21st	Marathon	2:35:44
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	14th	Marathon	2:29:55
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	—	Marathon	DNF

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1987	Athens Classic Marathon	Athens, Greece	1st	2:43:37
1991	Italian Marathon	Carpi, Emilia-Romagna	1st	2:28:57
1992	San Francisco Marathon	San Francisco	1st	2:36:54
1995	Grandma's Marathon	Duluth, United States	1st	2:34:11
1997	Belgrade Marathon	Belgrade	1st	2:34:57
	Grandma's Marathon	Duluth, United States	1st	2:38:44
	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu	2nd	2:34:01
1998	Belgrade Marathon	Belgrade	1st	2:32:07
1998	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu	1st	2:33:27
1999	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu	1st	2:32:36
	Los Angeles Marathon	Los Angeles, United States	1st	2:30:32
	Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon	San Diego	1st	2:28:46
	Chicago Marathon	Chicago	5th	2:27:46
2000	Boston Marathon	Boston	2nd	2:26:27 NR
2000	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu	6th	2:35:54
2001	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	14th	2:32:28
	Milan Marathon	Milan	5th	2:35:27
	Hong Kong Marathon	Hong Kong, PR China	1st	2:33:43
2002	Twin Cities Marathon	Minneapolis-St. Paul	1st	2:29:39
2002	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu	5th	2:33:35
2003	Nagoya Marathon	Nagoya	3rd	2:28:17
2003	Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon	San Diego	1st	2:29:52
2004	Nagoya Marathon	Nagoya	14th	2:35:56
	Salt Lake City Marathon	Salt Lake City	2nd	2:33:02
	Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon	San Diego	9th	2:57:41
2005	Nagoya Marathon	Nagoya	20th	2:37:04
	Knoxville Marathon	Knoxville	1st	2:41:43
	Salt Lake City Marathon	Salt Lake City	3rd	2:37:48