Irina Nikolayevna Timofeyeva (russian: Ирина Николаевна Тимофеева; born 5 April 1970) is a Russian long-distance runner who specializes in running the marathon.
She won the
Singapore Marathon
The Singapore Marathon is an annual international marathon race which is held on the first Sunday of December in the city of Singapore. It is a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race.
History
The first competitive marathon in Singapore was held o ...
in 2005 and the
Paris Marathon
The Paris Marathon (french: Marathon de Paris) is an annual marathon hosted by the city of Paris, France. It is the marathon with the second-most finishers in the world, behind the New York City Marathon.
The marathon begins along the Champs ...
in 2006. She ran for
Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The Russian Federation competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China, represented by the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia competed in all sports except baseball, field hockey, football, softball, and taekwondo. They ranked third i ...
, placing seventh in the
marathon race
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road running, road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also w ...
. She won the
Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon
The Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon ( ja, 長野オリンピック記念 長野マラソン) is an annual marathon road race which takes place in mid-April in Nagano, Japan. It is an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race competition. The Nagano Mara ...
in 2009.
She was banned from the sport for two years, starting 6 September 2016, due to abnormalities in her
biological passport
An athlete biological passport is an individual electronic record for professional athletes, in which profiles of biological markers of doping and results of doping tests are collated over a period of time. Doping violations can be detected by n ...
.
Positive Cases in Athletics
IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-10-01.
International competitions
Professional marathons
See also
*List of doping cases in athletics
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
External links
*
marathoninfo
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1970 births
Living people
Russian female long-distance runners
Russian female marathon runners
Olympic female marathon runners
Olympic athletes of Russia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia
Russian Athletics Championships winners
Paris Marathon female winners
Doping cases in athletics
Russian sportspeople in doping cases