Yelena Vladimirovna Soboleva (russian: Елена Владимировна Соболева, born 3 August 1982 in

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) is a Russian former

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who specialized in the

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. In February 2008 she established a new

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of 3:58.05 minutes in a race in Moscow, and in March 2008 she beat her own world record in

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. She won a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships in Moscow. During the Russian Indoor meeting in Moscow in January 2008, she set a new national record in the women's

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with a time of 4:20.21 minutes, which was the third fastest of all-time. She also holds the national indoor record for 800 m, set in Moscow during the 2008 season. After a two-year doping ban from 2007, she returned to the sport in 2011, but retired after the 2013 season.

Doping ban

Soboleva was selected to represent Russia in both the

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and

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at the

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, but was suspended from competition, after the discovery of doping test irregularities. She and four her teammates were charged in substitution of their urine tests after competitions last year. There were no charges in using of doping but they were suspended. On 20 October 2008, it was announced that Soboleva, along with six other Russian athletes would receive two-year doping bans for manipulating drug samples. The ban came into effect from April 2007, when the samples were given for testing. On 7 April 2021, Soboleva was banned from athletics for 8 years by the

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with all of her competitive results from 1 May 2011 to 15 December 2016 disqualified.CAS Media Release (tas-cas.org)

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor *

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

- 1:57.28 min (2006) *

- 3:56.43 min (2006) *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

- 8:55.89 min (2005) Indoor *

- 1:58.53 min (2006) *

- 3:58.28 min (2006)

References

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Doping ban

International competitions

Personal bests

See also

References