Gulzhanat Zhanatbek

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Gulzhanat Zhanatbek
Gulzhanat Zhanatbek Rio2016.jpg
Zhanatbek at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 31)
Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan
EducationZhetysu State University
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Marathon
Coached byVyacheslav Sokirko [2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)2:38:36 (2015) [3]
Updated on 2 September 2015.

Gulzhanat Zhanatbek (born 30 November 1991) is a female Kazakhstani long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics [4] and 2016 Olympics, [1] and placed third at the 2015 Asian Marathon Championships. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gulzhanat Zhanatbek Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
  2. 1 2 Gulzhanat Zhanatbek. nbcolympics.com
  3. ↑ Gulzhanat Zhanatbek at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ "Women's marathon results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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