Firaya Rifkatovna Sultanova-Zhdanova (Russian: Фирая Рифкатовна Султанова-Жданова; born April 29, 1961, in Tyukovo, Tatarstan) is a retired female long-distance runner from Russia. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on June 21, 2003, in Duluth, Minnesota, clocking 2:27:05. Sultanova represented Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she failed to reach the final of the women's 10,000 metres competition.

Representing  Russia

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result	Notes
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	10th	Marathon	2:37:59
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	12th	Marathon	2:36:50
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	14th	Marathon	2:30:45
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	12th	Marathon	2:30:58

• Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Firaya Sultanova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
• marathoninfo

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