Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova

Firaya Rifkatovna Sultanova-Zhdanova (Russian: Фирая Рифкатовна Султанова-Жданова; born April 29, 1961 in Tyukovo, Tatarstan) is a retired female long-distance runner from Russia. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on June 21, 2003 in Duluth, Minnesota, clocking 2:27:05. Sultanova represented Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she failed to reach the final of the women's 10,000 metres competition.

International competitions
Representing  Russia
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 10th Marathon 2:37:59
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 12th Marathon 2:36:50
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 14th Marathon 2:30:45
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 12th Marathon 2:30:58

Professional marathons
YearCompetitionVenuePositionResultNotes
2000 2000 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 11th 2:32:21
Omsk Marathon Omsk, Russia 2nd 2:36:07
2003 Grandma's Marathon Duluth, United States 1st 2:27:05
2004 Grandma's Marathon Duluth, United States 1st 2:35:08
2006 Houston Marathon Houston, United States 1st 2:32:25
2007 Houston Marathon Houston, United States 3rd 2:39:06
2008 2008 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 13th 2:47:17

References
    • Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova at World Athletics
    • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Firaya Sultanova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
    • marathoninfo
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