Gulsara Dadabayeva

Gulsara Dadabayeva (Cyrillic Гулсара Дадабаева; born 4 July 1976 in Dushanbe) is a retired Tajikistani long-distance runner who competed primarily in the marathon.[1] She represented her country at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as four World Championships. She was the first woman to represent Tajikistan at the Olympics.[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Tajikistan
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	42nd (h)	3000 m	10:29.69
			38th (h)	10,000 m	39:30.28
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	24th (h)	3000 m	10:25.90
			17th	10,000 m	39:04.59
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	13th	3000 m	10:41.43
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	7th	Marathon	3:54:54
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	61st	Marathon	3:09:08
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	54th	Marathon	3:30:45
1998	Asian Games	Bangkok, Thailand	–	Marathon	DQ
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	42nd	Marathon	3:23:01
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	41st	Marathon	2:51:03
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	46th	Marathon	2:54:12
2002	World Half Marathon Championships	Brussels, Belgium	61st	Half marathon	1:19:08
	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	–	10,000 m	DNF
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	7th	Marathon	2:58:15
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	53rd	Marathon	2:50:45

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 3000 metres – 10:29.69 (Stuttgart 1993)
• 5000 metres – 18:50.8 (Dushanbe 1996) NR
• 10,000 metres – 39:04.59 (Lisbon 1994) NR
• Half marathon – 1:19:08 (Brussels 2002) NR
• Marathon – 2:39:03 (Ljubljana 2003) NR

Indoor

• 1500 metres – 4:36.8 (Rasht 2001) NR
• 3000 metres – 10:41.43 (Barcelona 1995)

References

1. Gulsara Dadabayeva at World Athletics
2. "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.