List of popular female athletes from Kazakhstan, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Kazakhstan has a rich history of competing in sports, and these are the famous females that make that competition so exciting. Some of the best Kazakh female athletes in the world are listed below, some of who have represented Kazakhstan in the Olympics. You can click on the names of these talented female athletes of Kazakhstan in order to get more information about each one, such as the birthplace of the athlete and when they were born.
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Irina Mikitenko, née Volynskaya (Russian: Ирина Волынская (Микитенко); born 23 August 1972 in Bakanas, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union), is a German long-distance runner who competes in marathons. She won the Berlin Marathon in 2008 and is a two-time winner of the London Marathon. She has competed at the Summer Olympics on four occasions.
Mikitenko was a track specialist in the early part of her career, running in distances from 3000 metres to 10,000 metres. She represented Kazakhstan at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in the 5000 metres but migrated to Germany soon after. Taking up German citizenship, she ran German records in the 3000 m (8:30.39 minutes) and 5000 m (14:42.03 minutes). She came close ...more
Olga Vasilyevna Shishigina (Russian: Ольга Васильевна Шишигина; born 23 December 1968) is a retired Kazakhstani track and field athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres hurdles. She won an Olympic gold medal in 2000, and many medals on the regional and continental level.
Shishigina was banned between 1996 and 1998 for failing a drug test. She holds a rank of Major in the Border Guard Service of Kazakhstan. ...more
Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova (Russian: Яросла́ва Вячесла́вовна Шве́дова, born 12 September 1987) is a retired tennis player who was born in Russia and who represented Kazakhstan.
She won one singles title and 13 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one singles and one doubles title on tournaments of the WTA 125K series, as well as four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 29 October 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 25. On 22 February 2016, she peaked at No. 3 in the doubles rankings.
Shvedova has made three Grand Slam singles quarterfinals: at the 2010, the 2012 French Open and the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. She has won two Grand Slam ...more
