Galina Bogomolova

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.

Representing  Russia

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	18th (h)	3000m	9:42.99
			12th	5000m	16:32.51
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	7th	5000m	15:58.60
			7th	10,000m	33:48.43
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	6th	3000 m	8:50.62
	World Championships	Paris, France	6th	10,000 m	30:26.20
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	11th	3000 m	9:17.15
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	10,000 m	30:33.75
	World Half Marathon Championships	Edmonton, Canada	4th	Half marathon	1:10:34
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	10,000 m	30:35.90
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	—	Marathon	DNF

• 1500 metres - 4:10.00 min (2004)
• 3000 metres - 8:42.03 min (2005)
• 5000 metres - 14:59.72 min (2004)
• 10,000 metres - 30:26.20 min (2003)
• Half marathon - 1:10:34 hrs (2005)
• Marathon - 2:21:58 hrs (2006)

• Galina Bogomolova at World Athletics

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