Maryna Aliaksandrauna Arzamasova (née Katowich, be, Марына Аляксандраўна Арзамасава (Катовіч), russian: Марина Александровна Арзамасова; born 17 December 1987) is a Belarusian middle-distance runner. At the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, she competed in the
Women's 800 metres. She won a bronze medal at the
2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Scandinavium and Svenska Mässan in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 1–3 March 2013.
Bidding process
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in the
800 metres
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. In August 2014, Arzamasova won
2014 European Athletics Championships
The 2014 European Athletics Championships was held in Zürich, Switzerland, between 12 and 17 August 2014. It was the first time that Switzerland had hosted the European Athletics Championships since 1954.
Great Britain headed the medal table, w ...
in the
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 ...
in a European leading time of 1:58.15. One year later she became world champion in the
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 ...
at the
2015 World Championships in Athletics
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in
Beijing
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.
In 2019, she won the silver medal in the
team event at the
2019 European Games
, translation: Time for bright victories!
, nations participating = 50
, athletes participating = 4,082
, events = 200 in 15 sports
, opening ceremony = 21 June
, closing ceremony = 30 June
, officially opened ...
held in Minsk, Belarus.
Her mother,
Ravilya Agletdinova was also a middle-distance runner and won the 1500 m European title in 1986 – an achievement which Arzamasava repeated.
In August 2019, Arzamasova was provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned steroid-like substance LGD-4033.
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1987 births
Living people
Athletes from Minsk
Belarusian people of Tajikistani descent
Belarusian female middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes of Belarus
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Belarus
World Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships medalists
Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games
European Games medalists in athletics
European Games silver medalists for Belarus
World Athletics Championships winners
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