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Margarita Mukasheva
Mukasheva at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameMargarita Matsko
Born29 April 1989 (1989-04-29) (age 35)
Novopokrovka, Shal akyn District, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union[1]
EducationNorth Kazakhstan State University
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800 m
Coached byVyacheslav Sokirko (national)[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best1:58.96 (2013)[4]

Margarita Yevgenyevna Mukasheva (Russian: Маргарита Евгеньевна Мукашева, née Matsko on 4 January 1986) is a Kazakhstani runner who specializes in the individual 800 metres and 4 × 400 m relay.

Mukasheva took up athletics aged 16[3] and has had success on the regional level. At the 2007 Asian Championships she won a bronze medal in the relay. She won the bronze medal in the individual event at the 2008 Asian Indoor Championships, silver at the 2009 Asian Championships and gold at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games.[citation needed] She competed at the 2010 World Indoor Championships, the 2011 and 2013 World Athletics Championships and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

After winning a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games, Mukasheva semi-retired for a year and worked as a sports administrator. She returned to compete at the 2016 Olympics. She qualified in the 800 metres event, but was eliminated in the heats.[3]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kazakhstan
2007 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 5th 800 m 2:16.44
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:50.81
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 18th (h) 800 m 2:12.16
2008 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 800 m 2:04.85
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 7th 800 m 2:04.60
Asian Indoor Games Hanoi, Vietnam 1st 800 m 2:03.06
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:39.21
Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 2nd 800 m 2:05.31
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:36.54
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 14th (h) 800 m 2:06.36
Asian Games Guangzhou, China 1st 800 m 2:00.29
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.03
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 2nd 800 m 2:02.46
Universiade Shenzhen, China 20th (h) 800 m 2:06.62
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 31st (h) 800 m 2:04.24
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 8th (sf) 800 m 1:59.20
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 1st 800 m 1:58.96
World Championships Moscow, Russia 26th (h) 800 m 2:02.06
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 1st 800 m 1:59.02
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:36.83
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 31st (h) 800 m 2:00.97
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd 800 m 2:02.40
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:36.73
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 800 m 2:03.83

References

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  1. ^ Margarita Mukashova. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Margarita Mukasheva. rio2016.com
  3. ^ a b c d Margarita Mukasheva. nbcolympics.com
  4. ^ Margarita Mukasheva at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata