Valeriya Zhandarova (born 17 March 1994) is a Georgian long-distance runner who specialises in the 5000 metres. She holds the Georgian national record for the distance, with her best of 15:33.10 minutes, as well as the national record for the 3000 metres steeplechase (10:13.69).Valeriya Zhandarova. World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-30. Zhandarova initially competed for Russia.Valeriya Zhandarova. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
Career Internationally, she represented her country at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. She won two silver medals in the 3000 metres at the Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in 2018 and 2019, finishing behind Albania's Luiza Gega both times.24th BALKAN INDOOR SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Women. Balkan Athletics. Retrieved 2019-08-03.BALKAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Senior Women 2018. Balkan Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-30. She was the gold medalist over that distance at the 2018 Championships of the Small States of Europe.Schaan (Liechtenstein), 9.6.2018 -Small States Championships. Run Blog Run (2018-08-20). Retrieved 2020-11-21.
She made her debut over the half marathon distance in Kraków in 2019, placing seventh with a time of 1:14:14 hours.
International competitions 2018Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey2nd3000 m9:16.48Championships of the Small States of EuropeSchaan, Liechtenstein1st3000 m9:13.202019Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey2nd3000 m9:16.56European Team Championships 2nd LeagueVaraždin, Croatia4th3000 m9:24.025th5000 m16:15.11World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar23rd (h)5000 m15:52.1112th in heat 2
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