Yekaterina Ilyinychna Podkopayeva (russian: Екатерина Подкопаева; born 11 June 1952 in

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) is a retired middle distance runner who represented the

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and later

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. She gained international recognition in 1983, when she won two bronze medals at the

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(in

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and

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). The same year she managed an 800 m time of 1:55.96. She resurfaced in 1992, winning the European Indoor Championships and placing 8th in the Olympics. More victories in European and World Indoor Championships followed until she retired after the 1998 season. When she won the 1500 metres at the 1997 World Indoors, she was 44, the oldest World Indoor champion ever.

International competitions

Personal bests

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- 1:55.96 (1983) * 1000 metres - 2:37.27 (1993) *

- 3:56.65 (1984) *

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- 4:23.78 (1993)

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International competitions

Personal bests

See also

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