Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova

Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova

Personal information
Born	April 29, 1961 Tyukovo, Tatarstan
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	long-distance running

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result	Notes
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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Result	Notes
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