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Galina Bogomolova

Galina Bogomolova

Russian long-distance runner


Galina Yevgeniyevna Bogomolova (Russian: Галина Евгеньевна Богомолова) (born 15 October 1977 in Beloretsk) is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000 metres and the marathon.

In 1996, she finished in 12th place in the women's 5000 metres at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics held in Sydney, Australia.[1]

Bogomolova won the Rome City Marathon in 2008 in 2:22:53, which was the fastest marathon recorded in Italy at the time.[2] Two years earlier she had set her personal best of 2:20:47, realized in the 2006 Chicago Marathon.

Bogomolova has also had success in cross country running: she took individual silver and team gold at the 2002 European Cross Country Championships and won the 2002 edition of the Lotto Cross Cup Brussels.

International competitions

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Personal bests


References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 October 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. Sampaolo, Diego (16 March 2008). Bogomolova conquers Rome in 2:22:53, Kiptoo takes men’s title. IAAF. Retrieved 8 February 2010.



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