Gulnara Samitova-Galkina
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Born | Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan |
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Gulnara Iskanderovna Samitova-Galkina (Russian: Гульнара Искандеровна Самитова-Галкина, Tatar: Гөлнара Искәндәр кызы Самитова-Галкина) (born 9 July 1978 in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan) is a Russian middle-distance runner. In July 2004 she ran 3000 metres steeplechase in a new world record of 9:01.59 minutes. Early that year she won a bronze medal over 1500 metres at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Gulnara Samitova-Galkina is of mixed Tatar and Russian origin. She is a two-time national champion in the women's 5000 metres.
Samitova claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in the 3000m steeplechase, breaking her own world record in the final with a time of 8:58.81 min, becoming the first woman in history to run under 9 minutes for the steeplechase.
She won both the 800 and 1500 metres races at the Russian Team Championships in June 2009, clocking a personal best of 2:00.29 in the 800 m and a world leading time over 1500 m.[1]
She missed the whole 2010 season, including the 2010 European Athletics Championships, after becoming pregnant and giving birth to her daughter Alina in June. She returned to training in the autumn of 2010.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 7th | 5000 m |
2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 1500 m |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 6th | 5000 m | |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 7th | 3000 m s'chase |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 1st | 3000 m s'chase |
12th | 5000 m | |||
World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 4th | 3000 m s'chase |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, England | DNF | 3000 m s'chase |
Personal bests
- 800 metres - 2:00.29 min (2009)
- 1500 metres - 4:01.29 min (2004)
- Mile run - 4:20.23 min (2007)
- 3000 metres - 8:42.96 min (2008)
- 3000 metres steeplechase - 8:58.81 min WR (2008)
- 5000 metres - 14:33.13 min (2008)
References
- ↑ Nickolai Dolgopolov and Rostislav Orlov (2009-06-01). Galkina clocks 4:03.62 world lead in Sochi. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-01.
External links
- Gulnara Samitova-Galkina profile at IAAF
- Focus on Athletes – in-depth article from IAAF
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Preceded by | Women's 3000 m Steeplechase World Record Holder August 10, 2003 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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Preceded by | Women's 3000 m Steeplechase Best Year Performance 2003–2004 2008 |
Succeeded by Dorcus Inzikuru Incumbent |
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- People from Naberezhnye Chelny
- Russian steeplechase runners
- Russian middle-distance runners
- Russian long-distance runners
- Russian female athletes
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- Female middle-distance runners
- Female long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Russia
- Olympic gold medalists for Russia
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Russia
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- Tatar people of Russia