Olga Markova (runner)
Olga Markova (Russian: Ольга Маркова; born August 6, 1968) is a retired long-distance runner from Russia, who set the world's best year performance in 1992 and a new national record, when she won the Boston Marathon, clocking 2:23:43. In 1993, she defended her victory in Boston in 2:25:27. She did not make the Olympic team after finishing in fourth at the 1991 USSR Championships behind, among others, Madina Biktagirova, who tested positive for norephedrine at the 1992 Summer Olympics, earning the distinction of being the first Olympic marathoner to ever be disqualified for failing a drug test. The first Soviet-born athlete to win Boston, Olga Markova is the only Russian or Soviet athlete to defend a Boston marathon victory, and along with Irina Mikitenko (in 2009-09), the only Soviet-born athlete to defend a title of any of the current World Marathon Majors.
Currently, Markova resides in Gainesville, Florida.
Marathons
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1990 | Hamburg Marathon | Hamburg, Germany | 3rd | Marathon | 2:38:00 |
Marine Corps Marathon | Washington, D.C. | 1st | Marathon | 2:37:00 | |
1991 | Los Angeles Marathon | Los Angeles, United States | 4th | Marathon | 2:33:27 |
New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:28:27 | |
USSR Championships | Bila Tserkva, Ukraine | 4th | Marathon | 2:34:07 | |
1992 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:23:43 |
1993 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:25:27 |
1994 | Osaka Women's Marathon | Osaka, Japan | 10th | Marathon | 2:32:22 |
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- 1963: Gail Bakken-Johnson (USA)
- 1964: Dale Greig (GBR)
- 1965: Susan Johnson (USA)
- 1966: Bobbi Gibb (USA)
- 1967: Anni Pede-Erdkamp (FRG)
- 1968: Carol Haddrall (CAN)
- 1969: Sara Mae Berman (USA)
- 1970: Caroline Walker (USA)
- 1971–72: Cheryl Flanagan (USA)
- 1973: Miki Gorman (USA)
- 1974–75: Jacqueline Hansen (USA)
- 1976–77: Christa Vahlensieck (FRG)
- 1978: Julie Brown (USA)
- 1979: Joan Benoit (USA)
- 1980: Joyce Smith (ENG)
- 1981: Allison Roe (NZL)
- 1982–83: Joan Benoit (USA)
- 1984–85: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
- 1986: Grete Waitz (NOR)
- 1987: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
- 1988: Lisa Ondieki (AUS)
- 1989: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
- 1990: Rosa Mota (POR)
- 1991: Wanda Panfil (POL)
- 1992: Olga Markova (RUS)
- 1993: Wang Junxia (CHN)
- 1994–95: Uta Pippig (GER)
- 1996: Katrin Dörre-Heinig (GER)
- 1997–99: Tegla Loroupe (KEN)
- 2000–01: Catherine Ndereba (KEN)
- 2002–03: Paula Radcliffe (ENG)
- 2004: Yoko Shibui (JPN)
- 2005: Paula Radcliffe (ENG)
- 2006: Deena Kastor (USA)
- 2007: Zhou Chunxiu (CHN)
- 2008–09: Irina Mikitenko (GER)
- 2010: Liliya Shobukhova (RUS)
- 2011–12: Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (KEN)
- 2013–14: Rita Jeptoo (KEN)
- 2015: Gladys Cherono Kiprono (KEN)
- 2016: Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH)
- 2017: Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (KEN)
- 2018: Gladys Cherono Kiprono (KEN)
- 2019: Brigid Kosgei (KEN)
- 2020: Peres Jepchirchir (KEN)
- 2021: Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN)
- 2022: Ruth Chepng'etich (KEN)
- 2023: Tigst Assefa (ETH)
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