Madina Ulfatovna Biktagirova ( be, Мадзіна Ульфатаўна Біктагірава, russian: Мадина Ульфатовна Биктагирова; born 20 September 1964 in

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) is a retired long-distance runner. She competed for both

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and

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Professional career

In 1992, Biktagirova set a course record at the

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in a time of 2:26:23. Biktagirova set her personal best in 1997, clocking 2:24:46. She won the 2002 and 2003 editions of the

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.Wainaina and Biktagirova take wins in Nagano Marathon
IAAF (2003-04-20). Retrieved on 2010-05-01.

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

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and became the first Olympic marathoner disqualified for failing a

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. Biktagirova competed in the marathon at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

for Belarus, a race in which she did not finish. She ran the marathon for Russia at the

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, finishing in 5th place.

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