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Gulnara Samitova-Galkina

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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 is of mixed Tatar and Russian origin. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gulnara Samitova-Galkina is the 2,355th most popular athlete (up from 2,541st in 2019), the 2,540th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,673rd in 2019) and the 122nd most popular Russian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gulnara Samitova-Galkina ranks 2,355 out of 6,025Before her are Martha Hudson, Nicola McDermott, István Szívós, Lasha Talakhadze, Sabine John, and Albert Arnheiter. After her are Ace Rusevski, Bjørn Hasløv, Roger Verey, John McLean, Natalya Lebedeva, and Pete George.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Gulnara Samitova-Galkina ranks 322Before her are Giorgi Latso, Amanda Schull, Yael Naim, Will Champion, Emmanuel Olisadebe, and Yuji Nakazawa. After her are Benjamin Raich, Mr. Porter, Bebe, Tomas Danilevičius, Ali Karimi, and Jagoba Arrasate.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Gulnara Samitova-Galkina ranks 2,540 out of 3,761Before her are Denis Manturov (1969), Dmitri Kharine (1968), Vladislav Galkin (1971), Sergey Menyaylo (1960), Vitali Davydov (1939), and Aleksandr Golovin (1996). After her are Nikolay Baskov (1976), Natalya Lebedeva (1949), Alexander Morozevich (1977), Nikolai Khmelyov (1901), Artur Taymazov (1979), and Liliya Nurutdinova (1963).

Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Gulnara Samitova-Galkina ranks 122Before her are Serhiy Novikov (1949), Valentina Nikonova (1952), Ivan Udodov (1924), Anfisa Reztsova (1964), Yelena Slesarenko (1982), and Yekaterina Fesenko (1958). After her are Natalya Lebedeva (1949), Liliya Nurutdinova (1963), Liu Yuan (null), Nikolai Sologubov (1924), Nailya Gilyazova (1953), and Vyacheslav Ivanenko (1961).