Ekaterina Guliyev
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Nationality | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union | 1 March 1991||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ekaterina Poistogova (born 1 March 1991 as Ekaterina Zavyalova) is a Russian athlete, who specializes in the 800 metres. She is best known for winning the bronze medal in the 800 meters at the 2012 London Olympics.
She is married to fellow middle-distance runner Stepan Poistogov.[1]
Biography
Poistogova placed 2nd in her round 1 heat with a time of 2:01.08.[2] She placed 2nd in the Semifinals with a time of 1:59.45.[2] She won the bronze medal in the 800 m final with a time of 1:57.53.[2]
In November 2015, after an investigation, a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency recommended that Poistogova be given a lifetime ban.[3][4]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 19th (sf) | 800m | 2:10.07 |
2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | 8th | 800m | 2:05.56 |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 800 m | 1:57.53 |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 5th | 800 m | 1:58.05 |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 4th | 800 m | 1:59.69 |
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Praha, Czech Republic | 2nd | 800 m | 2:01.99 |
References
- ^ "Mr and Mrs Poistogova are looking good". European Athletics. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "Ekaterina Poistogova - Events and results". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Ban All Russian Track Athletes: World Anti-Doping Agency Panel". NBC. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ Gibson, Owen (9 November 2015). "Russia accused of 'state-sponsored doping' as Wada calls for athletics ban". Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Russian female middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Russia
- Sportspeople from Nizhny Novgorod
- Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Doping cases in athletics
- Russian sportspeople in doping cases
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Russian athletics biography stubs