Madina Ulfatovna Biktagirova (Belarusian : Мадзіна Ульфатаўна Біктагірава , Russian : Мадина Ульфатовна Биктагирова ; born 20 September 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.[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 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 .[1]
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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