Ekaterina Poistogova

Ekaterina Poistogova

Ekaterina Poistogova at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality  Russia
Born (1991-03-01) 1 March 1991
Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Residence Russia
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) 800 metres

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
Representing  Russia
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

  1. "Mr and Mrs Poistogova are looking good". European Athletics. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ekaterina Poistogova - Events and results". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  3. "Ban All Russian Track Athletes: World Anti-Doping Agency Panel". NBC. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  4. Gibson, Owen (9 November 2015). "Russia accused of ‘state-sponsored doping’ as Wada calls for athletics ban". Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2015.


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