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Gulnara Samitova

RUSWomen

Birth dateJul 9, 1978

BirthplaceNaberezhnye Chelny, Russia

Height1.78 m

Weight54 kg

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. She is a two-time national champion in the women's 5000 metres. Samitova claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in the 3000 m steeplechase, breaking her own world record in the final with a time of 8:58.81 min, becoming the first woman in history to run under 9 minutes for the steeplechase.

She won both the 800 and 1500 metres races at the Russian Team Championships in June 2009, clocking a personal best of 2:00.29 in the 800 m and a world leading time over 1500 m. She missed the entire 2010 season, including the 2010 European Athletics Championships, after she fell pregnant. She gave birth to her daughter Alina in June, and returned to training that autumn.

Key facts

3000 m steeplechase

8:58.81

#14 all-time

5000 m

14:33.13

#70 all-time

2015 season best

10:09.60

Aug 5, 2015 · Cheboksary (RUS)

2015 season best

Medals

Olympic Games: 1 gold · World Championships: 1 bronze

Record

National record · 3000 m steeplechase 8:58.81

National record

Age

48 years old

As of Sep 16, 2026: 3000 m steeplechase 8:58.81 (#14 all-time), 5000 m 14:33.13 (#70 all-time), 2015 season best 10:09.60 (Aug 5, 2015, Cheboksary (RUS)) · Olympic Games: 1 gold · World Championships: 1 bronze · National record (3000 m steeplechase) · 48 years old

Personal bests

2:00.29

4:01.29

4:20.23

8:41.72

14:33.13

1:15:50

8:58.81

4:05.91

5:31.03

5:56.67

8:41.72

32:43

2:35.91

2:35.91

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	1	-	-	1
World Championships	-	-	1	1
Total	1	-	1	2

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2015	3000mSt	10:09.60	-	Aug 5, 2015	↓	Cheboksary (RUS)
2015	5000m	16:22.09	-	Jul 10, 2015	↓	Yerino (RUS)
2014	3000mSt	9:57.70	-	Jul 23, 2014	↓	Kazan (RUS)
2013	1500m	4:10.49	-	May 25, 2013	↑	Sochi (RUS)
2013	3000m	9:07.78	-	Jun 6, 2013	↓	Moskva (RUS)
2013	3000mSt	9:30.72	-	Jun 9, 2013	↓	Rabat (MAR)
2013	Semi	1:15:50	-	Mar 24, 2013	-	Lisboa (POR)
2012	1500m	4:12.82	-	May 13, 2012	↑	Moskva (RUS)
2012	3000m	8:59.27	-	May 14, 2012	↓	Moskva (RUS)
2012	3000mSt	9:24.60	-	Jun 21, 2012	↓	Moskva (RUS)
2012	5000m	15:29.97	-	Jul 4, 2012	↓	Cheboksary (RUS)
2012	10Kilometr	32:43	-	Apr 29, 2012	-	Zhukovskiy (RUS)
2011	3000mSt	9:29.75	-	Jun 11, 2011	↓	New York adidas Grand Prix, Icahn Stadium, New York, NY - Diamond Discipline
2011	5000m	16:06.09	-	Jun 5, 2011	↓	Yerino (RUS)
2009	800m	2:00.29	-	May 31, 2009	↑	Sochi (RUS)
2009	1000m-short-track	2:47.24	-	Feb 1, 2009	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2009	1000m	2:47.24	-	Feb 1, 2009	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2009	1500m	4:02.34	-	Jun 12, 2009	↑	Moskva (RUS)
2009	3000m	8:46.88	-	Jun 20, 2009	↓	SPAR European Team Championships, Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
2009	3000mSt	9:11.09	-	Aug 17, 2009	↓	IAAF World Championships
2008	1500m	4:03.31	-	Aug 2, 2008	↑	Irkutsk (RUS)
2008	3000m	8:42.96	-	May 24, 2008	↓	Vila Real de Santo António (POR)
2008	3000mSt	8:58.81	-	Aug 17, 2008	↓	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
2008	5000m	14:33.13	-	Jul 19, 2008	↓	Kazan (RUS)
2008	CrossCount	28:40	-	Dec 14, 2008	-	15th SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Bruxelles
2007	800m	2:01.40	-	Aug 3, 2007	↑	Tula (RUS)
2007	1000m	2:40.76	-	Jan 28, 2007	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2007	1000m-short-track	2:40.76	-	Jan 28, 2007	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2007	1500m	4:03.31	-	Jun 29, 2007	↑	Volgograd (RUS) (i)
2007	1500m-short-track	4:15.92	-	Feb 10, 2007	↓	Volgograd (RUS) (i)
2007	Mile	4:20.23	-	Jun 29, 2007	↑	Moskva (RUS)
2007	2000m	5:31.03	-	May 27, 2007	↑	Sochi (RUS)
2007	2000Metres	6:00.41	-	Jan 7, 2007	↓	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2007	3000m	8:47.92	-	Jun 23, 2007	↓	Olympiastadion, München (GER)
2007	3000mSt	9:11.68	-	Jul 2, 2007	↓	Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE)
2006	1500m	4:19.89	-	May 26, 2006	↑	Sochi (RUS)
2006	3000m	9:17.16	-	Jun 24, 2006	↓	Meteor, Zhukovskiy (RUS)
2006	3000mSt	9:53.83	-	Jun 12, 2006	↓	Tula (RUS)
2004	1000m-short-track	2:35.91	-	Feb 1, 2004	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2004	1000m	2:35.91	-	Feb 1, 2004	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2004	1500m	4:01.29	-	Aug 1, 2004	↑	Tula (RUS)
2004	1500m-short-track	4:05.91	-	Feb 19, 2004	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2004	Mile	4:22.68	-	Jun 6, 2004	↑	Tula (RUS)
2004	2000m	5:56.67	-	Jan 7, 2004	↑	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2004	2000Metres	5:56.67	-	Jan 7, 2004	↓	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2004	3000m-short-track	8:41.72	-	Feb 17, 2004	-	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2004	3000m	8:49.48	-	Jun 19, 2004	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2004	3000mSt	9:01.59	-	Jul 4, 2004	↓	Herakleion (GRE)
2004	5000m	14:53.70	-	Jul 25, 2004	↓	Russian Championships
2003	1500m	4:15.78	-	Jun 1, 2003	↑	Tula (RUS)
2003	3000mSt	9:08.33	-	Aug 10, 2003	↓	Tula (RUS)
2003	5000m	14:54.38	-	Aug 30, 2003	↓	IAAF World Championships
2000	1500m	4:19.36	-	Jul 2, 2000	↑	Cheboksary (RUS)
1999	800m	2:12.20	-	Jul 4, 1999	↑	Cheboksary (RUS)
1999	1500m	4:32.50	-	Jul 4, 1999	↑	Cheboksary (RUS)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	10:09.60	-	Aug 5	Russian Championships, Cheboksary
5000m	16:22.09	-	Jul 10	Yerino Russian Cup, Yerino
3000mSt	10:16.17	-	Jul 9	Yerino Russian Cup, Yerino

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	9:57.70	-	Jul 23	Russian Championships, Kazan

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	DNS	-	Jul 4	Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:48.43	-	Jun 27	Golden Spike Ostrava 2013, Mestský Stadion, Ostrava
3000mSt	9:47.38	-	Jun 16	Turku Paavo Nurmi Games, Turku
3000mSt	9:30.72	-	Jun 9	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat, Rabat
3000m	9:07.78	-	Jun 6	Moskva Regional U23 Championships, Moskva
1500m	4:10.49	-	May 25	Sochi Russian Team Championships, Sochi
Semi	1:15:50	-	Mar 24	Lisboa Meia Maratona de Lisboa, Lisboa

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	9:28.76	-	Aug 4	The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London
3000mSt	DNF	-	Aug 3	The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London
3000mSt	9:28.76	-	Aug 3	The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London
5000m	15:29.97	-	Jul 4	Russian Championships, Cheboksary
3000mSt	9:25.92	-	Jul 3	Russian Championships, Cheboksary
3000mSt	9:24.60	-	Jun 21	Moskva Regional Championships, Moskva
1500m	4:15.80	-	Jun 17	Zhukovskiy Znamensky Memorial, Zhukovskiy
1500m	4:14.26	-	May 26	Sochi Russian Team Championships, Sochi
3000m	8:59.27	-	May 14	Moskva Open Season Competition, Moskva
1500m	4:12.82	-	May 13	Moskva Open Season Competition, Moskva
10Kilometr	32:43	-	Apr 29	Zhukovskiy Asics Road Race, Zhukovskiy

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	9:32.07	-	Jul 23	Russian Championships, Cheboksary
3000mSt	9:31.20	-	Jun 18	European Team Championships, Olympiastadion, Stockholm
3000mSt	9:29.75	-	Jun 11	New York adidas Grand Prix, Icahn Stadium, New York, NY - Diamond Discipline
5000m	16:06.09	-	Jun 5	Yerino Russian Cup, Yerino

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	9:11.09	-	Aug 17	IAAF World Championships
3000mSt	9:11.09	-	Aug 15	IAAF World Championships
3000mSt	9:17.67	-	Aug 15	IAAF World Championships
3000mSt	9:17.86	-	Jul 13	Athina Tsiklitiria, Olympic Stadium, Athina
3000mSt	9:11.58	-	Jul 10	Roma Golden Gala
3000mSt	9:13.70	-	Jun 27	Moskva City Championships, Moskva
3000m	8:46.88	-	Jun 20	SPAR European Team Championships, Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
800m	2:01.98	-	Jun 17	Golden Spike Ostrava 2009, Ostrava
1500m	4:02.34	-	Jun 12	Moskva Russian Challenge, Moskva
800m	2:00.29	-	May 31	Sochi Russian Team Challenge, Sochi
1500m	4:03.62	-	May 29	Sochi Russian Team Challenge, Sochi
1000m-short-track	2:47.24	-	Feb 1	Moskva Russian Winter, Moskva (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
CrossCount	28:40	-	Dec 14	15th SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Bruxelles
3000mSt	9:21.73	-	Sep 13	Stuttgart IAAF World Athletics Final, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart
3000mSt	9:24.01	-	Sep 6	Moskva Russian Challenge, Moskva
5000m	15:56.97	-	Aug 22	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
5000m	15:11.46	-	Aug 19	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
3000mSt	8:58.81	-	Aug 17	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
5000m	15:56.97	-	Aug 15	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
3000mSt	8:58.81	-	Aug 15	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
3000mSt	9:15.17	-	Aug 15	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
5000m	15:11.46	-	Aug 15	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
1500m	4:03.31	-	Aug 2	Irkutsk
5000m	14:33.13	-	Jul 19	Russian Championships, Kazan

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Gulnara Samitova's 3000 m steeplechase personal best?

Gulnara Samitova's 3000 m steeplechase personal best is 8:58.81, set on Aug 17, 2008 in National Stadium, Beijing (CHN), #14 on the all-time list.

Which events does Gulnara Samitova compete in?

Gulnara Samitova competes in the 3000 m steeplechase and 5000 m.

How did Gulnara Samitova perform in 2015?

2015 season best: 10:09.60, set on Aug 5, 2015 in Cheboksary (RUS).

How many medals has Gulnara Samitova won?

Gulnara Samitova has won 1 Olympic Games medal and 1 World Championships medal.

Gulnara Samitova

Personal bests

Medals

Performance Charts

Season bests

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2009

2008

Honours

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