Margarita Yevgenyevna Mukasheva (, 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 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. She competed at the 2010 World Indoor Championships, the 2011 and 2013 World Athletics Championships and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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.
Competition record Representing 2007Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan5th800 m2:16.443rd4 × 400 m relay3:50.81UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand18th (h)800 m2:12.162008Asian Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar3rd800 m2:04.852009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia7th800 m2:04.60Asian Indoor GamesHanoi, Vietnam1st800 m2:03.061st4 × 400 m relay3:39.21Asian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, China2nd800 m2:05.314th4 × 400 m relay3:36.542010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar14th (h)800 m2:06.36Asian GamesGuangzhou, China1st800 m2:00.292nd4 × 400 m relay3:30.032011Asian ChampionshipsKobe, Japan2nd800 m2:02.46UniversiadeShenzhen, China20th (h)800 m2:06.62World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea31st (h)800 m2:04.242012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom8th (sf)800 m1:59.202013UniversiadeKazan, Russia1st800 m1:58.96World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia26th (h)800 m2:02.062014Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea1st800 m1:59.026th4 × 400 m relay3:36.832016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil31st (h)800 m2:00.972018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia2nd800 m2:02.406th4 × 400 m relay3:36.732019Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar3rd800 m2:03.83
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