Marina Aitova Explained

Maria Aitova
Fullname:	Marina Aleksandrovna Aitova (Korzhova-)^[1]
Birthname:	Марина Александровна Аитова (Коржова-)
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	High Jump
Birth Date:	13 September 1982^[2]
Birth Place:	Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height:	178 cm^[3]
Weight:	59 kg
Education:	Karaganda Economic University
Coach:	Mikhail Frolov

Marina Aleksandrovna Aitova, née Korzhova (born 13 September 1982) is a Kazakhstani high jumper. Her personal best jump is 1.99 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Athens.

Biography

Born in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, Aitova made her first appearances on the world stage in 2003, competing at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, but she did not get beyond the qualifiers in either competition. Aitova represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but again she failed to progress beyond the qualifying round. She competed at the 2007 World Championships and finished seventh in the final. In 2008, she took fifth place in the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics and attended the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing tenth overall. She made her second World Championships appearance at 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but did not make the final cut. She won the gold at the 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, equalling the championship record of 1.93 metres.

Achievements

1999	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	4th	1.79 m
	Asian Junior Championships	Singapore	4th	1.79 m
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	9th	1.80 m
	Asian Championships	Djakarta, Indonesia	2nd	1.83 m
2001	Asian Junior Championships	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	bgcolor=gold	1st	1.85 m
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	3rd	1.84 m
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	=2nd	1.88 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	17th (q)	1.87 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	23rd (q)	1.80 m
	Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	bgcolor=gold	1st	1.88 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	31st (q)	1.85 m
2006	Asian Indoor Championships	Pattaya, Thailand	1st	1.93 m
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	3rd	1.94 m
	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	1.93 m
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	1st	1.92 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	7th	1.94 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	5th	1.95 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	7th	1.93 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th (q)	1.92 m
2010	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	1st	1.93 m
	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	7th	1.91 m
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	3rd	1.89 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	19th (q)	1.89 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	–	NM
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	3rd	1.88 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	25th (q)	1.83 m
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	4th	1.85 m

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marina Aitova. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113140/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ai/marina-aitova-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. 22 June 2015.
2. Web site: Marina Aitova. iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. 22 June 2015.
3. Web site: Marina Aitova. bbc.com. BBC Sport. 22 June 2015.