Irina Mikitenko

Quick Facts

Full Name	Irina Mikitenko
Occupation	Marathon Runner
Date Of Birth	Aug 23, 1972(1972-08-23)
Age	52
Birthplace	Bakanas
Country	Germany
Horoscope	Capricorn

Irina Mikitenko Biography

Irina Mikitenko is one of the most popular and richest Marathon Runner who was born on August 23, 1972 in Bakanas, Germany. 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.

In 2003, she won the Paderborner Osterlauf, a 10-km road-running race in Germany, finishing in a record time of 31:28 minutes. She also won the Bietigheimer Silvesterlauf race that year, and participated in the 5,000 metres at the 2004 Olympic Games.

World Marathon Majors title: 2007-08, 2009-09, 2009-10 seasons.

In 2007, she placed second behind Benita Johnson in the Berlin Half Marathon, achieving a personal-best time of 1:09:46 hours. In September 2007 she made her marathon debut at the Berlin Marathon, finishing second and qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

A year later, Mikitenko became the German champion in cross-country running, defending her national title over 5,000 metres. She won twice consecutively at Luxembourg’s prestigious Eurocross meeting in 1999 and 2000. In August 2000, she broke the 17-year-old record of Brigitte Kraus in the 3,000 metres. She placed fifth in the 5,000 metres at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, and finished in the same position at the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton.

Irina Mikitenko Net Worth

Irina Mikitenko is one of the richest Marathon Runner from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Irina Mikitenko 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mikitenko began participating in long-distance running at the age of 14. Under her maiden name of Volynskaya, she represented Kazakhstan in the 5,000 metres at the 1996 Olympic Games, but failed to make the finals. Since she has German ancestors, she and her husband immigrated in 1996 to the German state of Hesse.

In 1998, she became the German record holder in the 10,000 metres, and the year after, in the 5,000 metres. In the 5,000 metres, she bettered Kathrin Weßel’s time of 14:54.32 with her fourth-place time of 14:50.17 at the 1999 World Athletics Championships. On 7 September of the same year, she improved her own German record to 14:42.03 minutes in Berlin.

After having a baby, Mikitenko returned to competition in 2006, again becoming the German champion in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres. In the 2006 European Championships, she placed ninth, one place behind long-time rival Sabrina Mockenhaupt.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Irina Mikitenko height 5 ft 3 in Irina weight 106  lbs & body measurements will update soon.

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She had a seven-month lay-off after the Chicago run and decided not to run at the Paderborn 10K, which was her preparation for the 2010 London Marathon, due to sore shins. She attempted to defend her London title but her shin problems persisted and she dropped out mid-race – a fate which also befell defending men’s champion Samuel Wanjiru. She signed up for the 2010 Chicago Marathon but, despite having the fastest time in qualifying, she faded in the second half of the race and ended up in fourth place. She claimed her third consecutive WMM jackpot.

Facts & Trivia

Irina Ranked on the list of most popular Marathon Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Irina Mikitenko celebrates birthday on August 23 of every year.

At the Berlin Marathon 2013 she finished 3rd behind the winner Florence Kiplagat and Sharon Cherop. He time of crossing the finish line in 2:24:54 is a world record in the Masters 40 division.

Top Facts about Irina Mikitenko

1. Irina Mikitenko is a retired German long-distance runner.
2. She was born on August 23, 1972 in Kazakhstan.
3. Mikitenko won the Berlin Marathon twice (2008 and 2009).
4. Her personal best time for the marathon is 2:19:19.
5. She also won the London Marathon in 2008.
6. Mikitenko represented Germany at the Olympics three times (2000, 2004, and 2008).
7. She won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Munich in 2002.
8. In total, she ran over 30 marathons during her career.
9. Mikitenko retired from professional running in May 2013.
10. She currently lives with her family near Frankfurt am Main, Germany.