 Complete the following phrase:  Mikitenko was a track specialist in the early part of her career, running in distances from 3000 metres to 10,000 metres. She represented Kazakhstan at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in the 5000 metres but migrated to Germany soon after. Taking up German citizenship, she ran German records in the 3000 m 8:30.39 minutes and 5000 m 14:42.03 minutes. She came close to a major 5000 m medal on several occasions: at the World Championships in Athletics she was fourth in 