Following is the factbox on Olympic women's 3000 meters steeplechase race champion:

Name: Gulnara Samitova-Galkina

Nationality: Russia

Date of birth: July 9, 1978

Height: 168cm

Bodyweight: 54kg

Olympic performance: eight minutes 58.81 seconds

Career highlights: 6th at 5000m at Olympics, 2004 Athens, Greece

7th at 3000m Steeplechase at World Championships, 2007 Osaka, Japan

1st at 3000m Steeplechase at IAAF Golden League, 2008 Oslo, Norway

1st at 3000m Steeplechase at IAAF Grand Prix, 2007 Athens, Greece

1st at 3000m Steeplechase at IAAF Grand Prix, 2004 Rieti, Italy

(Xinhua News Agency August 17, 2008)