Galina Bogomolova

Galina Yevgeniyevna Bogomolova (Russian: Галина Евгеньевна Богомолова) (born 15 October 1977) is a Russian long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres and the marathon.

She won the Rome City Marathon in 2008, setting a new personal best of 2:20:47 which was the fastest marathon recorded in Italy at the time.

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.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Russia
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	6th	3000 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	6th	10,000 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	11th	3000 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	10,000 m
	World Half Marathon Championships	Edmonton, Canada	4th	Half marathon
2006	European championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	10,000 m
2008	Rome City Marathon	Rome, Italy	1st	Marathon
	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	—	Marathon	DNF

Personal bests

• 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)

External links

• IAAF profile for Galina Bogomolova