Satymkul Dzhumanazarov (russian: Сатымкул Джуманазаров; 17 September 1951 – 2 April 2007''KyrgyzNews''
3 April 2007) was a

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athlete from

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who competed mainly in the

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. He competed for the

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at the

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held in

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, where he won the bronze medal in the men's marathon. He came fifth at the 1981

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with a time of 2:12:31 hours.

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1951 births 2007 deaths People from Talas Region Soviet male long-distance runners Soviet male marathon runners Kyrgyzstani male long-distance runners Kyrgyzstani male marathon runners Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics {{kyrgyzstan-athletics-bio-stub