Irina Nikolayevna Timofeyeva (; born 5 April 1970) is a Russian former long-distance runner who specialized in running the marathon.
She won the Singapore Marathon in 2005 and the Paris Marathon in 2006. She ran for Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing seventh in the marathon race. She won the Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon in 2009.Nakamura, Ken (2009-04-19). Macharia and Timofeyeva win Nagano Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-05-01.
She was banned from the sport for two years, starting 6 September 2016, due to abnormalities in her biological passport.Positive Cases in Athletics. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-10-01.
International competitions 1997World Championships Athens, Greece41stMarathon2:53:011998European Championships Budapest, Hungary18thMarathon2:34:442001World Championships Edmonton, Canada11thMarathon2:30:48 2002European Championships Munich, Germany13thMarathon2:40:112003World ChampionshipsParis, France40thMarathon2:38:062008Olympic GamesBeijing, China7thMarathon2:27:312010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain9thMarathon2:35:53
Professional marathons 2000Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 3rdMarathon2:29:132001Tokyo MarathonTokyo, Japan 2ndMarathon2:25:292005Mumbai Marathon Mumbai, India 3rdMarathon2:36:42Paris Marathon Paris, France7thMarathon2:30:11Singapore Marathon Singapore 1stMarathon2:34:372006Paris Marathon Paris, France 1stMarathon2:27:19Singapore Marathon Singapore 2ndMarathon2:34:352007Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany4thMarathon2:26:542008Hamburg MarathonHamburg, Germany 1stMarathon2:24:14Shanghai MarathonShanghai, China 1stMarathon2:26:192009Nagano Marathon Nagano, Japan 1stMarathon2:30:07Shanghai MarathonShanghai, China4thMarathon2:33:31
See also List of doping cases in athletics
References
External links
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