Kazakhstani marathon runner Takhir Mamashayev Personal information Nationality| Kazakhstan Born| (1979-09-24) 24 September 1979 (age 43) Zhambyl, Kazakh SSR Height| 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Weight| 65 kg (143 lb) Sport Sport| Athletics Event(s)| Marathon Achievements and titles Personal best(s)| Half-marathon: 1:05:28 (2002) Marathon: 2:15:20 (2003) Takhir Mamashayev (Kazakh: Тахир Мамашаев; born September 24, 1979 in Zhambyl) is a Kazakhstani marathon runner.[1] He set a personal best time of 2:15:20 at the 2003 Berlin Marathon. Mamashayev represented Kazakhstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's marathon. He successfully finished the race in seventieth place by nineteen seconds behind Israel's Seteng Ayele, with a time of 2:30:26.[2] ## References[edit] 1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Takhir Mamashayev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2012. 2. ^ "Men's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012. ## External links[edit] * Takhir Mamashayev at World Athletics * NBC 2008 Olympics profile Authority control | * World Athletics | This biographical article relating to Kazakhstani athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | * v * t * e *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template