Marina Aleksandrovna Aitova, née Korzhova (born 13 September 1982) is a Kazakhstani high jumper. Her personal best jump is 1.99 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Athens.

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Maria Aitova

Aitova in 2008
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Birth name	Марина Александровна Аитова (Коржова-)[1]
Full name	Marina Aleksandrovna Aitova (Korzhova-)[1]
Born	(1982-09-13) September 13, 1982 (age 41)[2] Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union[1]
Education	Karaganda Economic University
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)[3]
Sport
Country	Kazakhstan
Sport	Athletics
Event	High Jump
Coached by	Mikhail Frolov

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Born in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, Aitova made her first appearances on the world stage in 2003, competing at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, but she did not get beyond the qualifiers in either competition. Aitova represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but again she failed to progress beyond the qualifying round. She competed at the 2007 World Championships and finished seventh in the final. In 2008, she took fifth place in the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics and attended the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing tenth overall. She made her second World Championships appearance at 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but did not make the final cut. She won the gold at the 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, equalling the championship record of 1.93 metres.