Volha Siarheyeuna Mazuronak ( be, Вольга Сяргееўна Мазуронак; born 14 April 1989) is a

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

ian

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

and former

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. She is a three-time national champion. Mazuronak has a marathon best of 2:23:54 and finished fourth at the

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in 2016. She has won marathons in

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and

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and was a silver medalist on the track at the

2015 Military World Games The 2015 Military World Games ( ko, 2015년 세계 군인 체육 대회, Icheon sip-o nyeon segye gun-in cheyuk daehoe, 2015 World Military Sports Festival), officially known as the 6th CISM Military World Games ( ko, 제6회 세계 군인 체육 ...

Career

Her international debut came in distance running and she placed in the top 100 at the

2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 19/20, 2005. The races were held at the Hippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux in Saint-Galmier near Saint-Étienne, France. Reports of the event were given in ''The New York Times'', in ...

junior race. A switch to racewalking gave better results as she took fourth in the 5000 metres track walk at the

2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics The 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Marrakesh, Morocco on July 13–July 17. The host stadium was Stade Sidi Youssef Ben Ali. The boy's 400 metres hurdles event was initially won by Sudan's Abdulagadir Idriss in a time ...

then placed in the top five at both the

2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2006 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held from 15 August to 20 August at the Chaoyang Sports Centre in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China. ...

and the

2006 IAAF World Race Walking Cup he 2006 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 13 and 14 May 2006 in the streets of A Coruña, Spain. Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results was given for the IAAF. Complete results were published. M ...

junior race.Volha Mazuronak

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. Retrieved on 2016-05-07. She also competed at the

2005 European Race Walking Cup The 2005 European Race Walking Cup was held in Miskolc, Hungary, on May 21, 2005. Complete results were published. The junior events are documented on the World Junior Athletics History webpages. Medal winners were published on the Athleti ...

but was disqualified due to lifting. She made her last appearance in racewalking in 2007 and did not compete at a high level after this for another four years. Mazuronak returned to her athletic career in 2011 as a long-distance runner after giving birth to her son in 2009. In her

road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain. These events are usually classified as long-distance ac ...

debut she won the Warsaw Half Marathon in a time of 1:14:25 minutes. She took her first

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

win on her debut at the Dêbno Marathon in Poland, crossing the line in 2:33:56 hours. She made her senior international debut at the

European Cup 10000m The European 10,000m Cup is an annual 10,000 metres race for European athletes which was first held in 1997. The competition is organised by the European Athletics Association and first began as the European 10000 Metres Challenge (''European 1 ...

, but was down the rankings in 32nd. She won the Siberian International Marathon in August, but her win streak at that distance came to an end at the

Baltimore Marathon The Baltimore Marathon is the flagship race of several races held in Baltimore, Maryland known collectively as the Baltimore Running Festival. The event was once one of the fastest-growing marathons in the United States, but the number of finishe ...

, where she was fourth. A new best of 2:33:33 hours came in a runner-up finish at the Łódź Marathon.Volha Mazuronalk

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. Retrieved on 2016-05-07. As a student of

Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University Maksim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University also known as BSPU ( be, Беларускі дзяржаўны педагагічны ўніверсітэт імя Максіма Танка) is a university in Minsk, Belarus. It specialises in ...

, she was selected to run at the

2013 Summer Universiade The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade (russian: XXVII Летняя Универсиада), was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 un ...

and placed 14th in the

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. She achieved a

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

double at the national championships that year, but also failed to finish at the

Honolulu Marathon The Honolulu Marathon (branded JAL Honolulu Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a marathon (26.2 miles or 42.2km) in Honolulu, Hawaii, first held in 1973. It is one of the world's largest marathons, taking place annually on the second Sunday i ...

. Mazuronak's first international medal followed at the

2014 European Team Championships The fifth European Athletics Team Championships took place on 21 and 22 June 2014. Calendar Super League Place: Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig, Germany Participating countries * * * * * * * * * * * * Men's events Women' ...

First League, where she was third in the 5000 m behind

Ana Dulce Félix Ana Dulce Ferreira Félix (born 23 October 1982) is a Portuguese long distance runner who competes in track, cross country, and road running events. She ran the Olympic marathon in 2012 and 2016 and placed 21st and 16th, respectively.

and

Fionnuala Britton Fionnuala McCormack (née Britton; born 24 September 1984 in Wicklow) is an Irish runner who has competed at a range of distance running events. She was the gold medallist at the 2011 and 2012 European Cross Country Championships. She has repre ...

, setting a personal best of 15:35.44 minutes. Another best came at the

2014 European Athletics Championships The 2014 European Athletics Championships was held in Zürich, Switzerland, between 12 and 17 August 2014. It was the first time that Switzerland had hosted the European Athletics Championships since 1954. Great Britain headed the medal table, w ...

, though her 10,000 m time of 32:31.15 minutes left her in seventh place. On the road circuit that year she had top three places at several Polish races, including a half marathon best of 72:43 minutes, and established herself as a top level marathon runner with a win at the

California International Marathon The California International Marathon (CIM) is an annual road marathon () held in Northern California since 1983. The net downhill course starts at Folsom Dam and ends at the State Capitol in Sacramento. The race is organized by the Sacrament ...

in 2:27:33 hours. Mazuronak entered the top level of marathon running at the

2015 London Marathon The 2015 London Marathon was the 35th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 26 April. The men's elite race was won by Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge and the women's race was won by Ethiopian Tigist Tufa. Th ...

and finished in ninth place with a best of 2:25:36 hours. She was the second best European at the race, behind Ana Dulce Félix. Two international medals followed, with 5000 m silvers at both the

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and the

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. Her upward trend continued at the

2016 London Marathon The 2016 London Marathon was the 36th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 24 April. The men's elite race was won by Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge and the women's race was won by Kenyan Jemima Sumgong. Th ...

as, after a battle for third with

Florence Kiplagat Florence Jebet Kiplagat (born 27 February, 1987) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. She is a two-time world champion, having won at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships ...

, she took fourth place with a near two-minute improvement of 2:23:54 hours. The manner of her performance was questioned by fellow runner

Mara Yamauchi Mara Rosalind Yamauchi (born Mara Myers 13 August 1973) is a British long-distance track and road running athlete. She currently holds the third fastest time by a British woman over the marathon, behind former world-record holder, Paula Radcli ...

, as Mazuronak had run the second half of the race three minutes faster than the first – despite the first half being downhill and the second half being uphill. Her second half of the marathon was also over a minute faster than she had ever run for the half marathon. The London Marathon organisers defended Mazuronak, noting she had given a blood test for doping before the race. She finished in fifth place in the women's marathon event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

. 2018 saw Mazuronak win the

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marathon despite a nose bleed and taking the incorrect route in the last few hundred meters.

Personal bests

– 15:35.21 min (2015) *

– 32:31.15 min (2014) *

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– 72:02 min (2015) *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

– 2:23:54 hrs (2016)

International competitions

National titles

* Belarusian Athletics Championships **5000 m: 2013 **10,000 m: 2013, 2014

Road race wins

* Warsaw Half Marathon: 2012 * Dêbno Marathon: 2012 * Siberian International Marathon: 2012 *Bieg Lwa: 2013 *Bieg Papieski: 2014 *Walbrzych Half Marathon: 2014 *

: 2014 * Minsk Half Marathon: 2015 *

Düsseldorf Marathon The Düsseldorf Marathon is an annual road marathon in Düsseldorf, Germany in early May, first held in 2003. The generally flat course runs through parts of the city and alongside the banks of the Rhine. The race day also includes other events ...

: 2018

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazuronak, Volha Living people 1989 births Belarusian female long-distance runners Belarusian female marathon runners Belarusian female racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Belarus Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University alumni People from Karaganda