Firaya Rifkatovna Sultanova-Zhdanova (; born April 29, 1961, in Tyukovo, Tatarstan) is a retired female

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from

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. She set her personal best in the women's

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on June 21, 2003, in

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, clocking 2:27:05. Sultanova represented Russia at the

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, where she failed to reach the final of the women's 10,000 metres competition.

International competitions

Professional marathons

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1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Tatarstan Russian female long-distance runners Russian female marathon runners Olympic female marathon runners Olympic athletes for Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia Russian Athletics Championships winners Tatar people of Russia 20th-century Russian sportswomen {{Russia-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub