Takhir Mamashayev
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
Takhir Mamashayev (Template:Lang-kk; born September 24, 1979 in Zhambyl) is a Kazakhstani marathon runner.<ref>Template:Cite sports-reference</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>