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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 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

Personal information
Born	(1978-07-09) 9 July 1978 (age 44) Naberezhnye Chelny, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Women's athletics
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 3000 m steeplechase World Indoor Championships 2004 Budapest 1500 m

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 3000 m 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 entire 2010 season, including the 2010 European Athletics Championships, after she fell pregnant. She gave birth to her daughter Alina in June, and returned to training that autumn.

International competitions

Representing  Russia

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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	3rd	3000 m s'chase
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	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 (2008)
• 5000 metres - 14:33.13 min (2008)

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
• List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners
• Steeplechase at the Olympics
• List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women)
• List of 5000 metres national champions (women)
• List of long-distance runners
• List of Tatars
• List of Russian sportspeople

References

External links

• Gulnara Samitova-Galkina at World Athletics
• Focus on Athletes – in-depth article from IAAF

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Alesia Turava	Women's 3000 m Steeplechase World Record Holder August 10, 2003 – August 27, 2016	Succeeded by Ruth Jebet
Sporting positions
Preceded by Alesia Turava Yekaterina Volkova	Women's 3000 m Steeplechase Best Year Performance 2003–2004 2008	Succeeded by Dorcus Inzikuru Incumbent

На других языках

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- [en] Gulnara Samitova-Galkina

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[es] Gulnará Samítova-Gálkina

Gulnará Iskandérovna Samítova-Gálkina (Гульнара́ Исканде́ровна Сами́това-Га́лкина) (9 de julio de 1978 en Naberezhnie Chelni, Tartaristán, Rusia) es una atleta rusa especialista en carreras de media distancia y con obstáculos, que se proclamó campeona olímpica de los 3.000 metros obstáculos en los Juegos de Pekín 2008 batiendo el récord mundial de la prueba con 8:58.81. Además ha conseguido una medalla de plata en el Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo de Berlín 2009 también en 3000 metros obstáculos y una medalla de bronce en 1.500 metros en el Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo en pista cubierta de Budapest 2004.

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[fr] Gulnara Samitova-Galkina

Goulnara Iskanderovna Samitova-Galkina, née le 9 juillet 1978 à Naberejnye Tchelny, est une athlète russe spécialiste du 3 000 mètres steeple.

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[it] Gul'nara Samitova-Galkina

Gul'nara Iskanderovna Samitova-Galkina (in russo: Гульнара Искандеровна Самитова-Галкина?; Naberežnye Čelny, 9 luglio 1978) è una siepista e mezzofondista russa, campionessa olimpica dei 3000 m siepi a Pechino 2008.

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[ru] Галкина-Самитова, Гульнара Искандеровна

Гульнара́ Исканде́ровна Га́лкина-Сами́това (род. 9 июля 1978, Набережные Челны, Татарская АССР, РСФСР, СССР) — российская легкоатлетка, первая в истории олимпийская чемпионка на дистанции 3000 м с препятствиями.

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