Yelizaveta Grechishnikova

Yelizaveta Andrianovna Grechishnikova (Russian: Елизавета Андриановна Гречишникова; born 12 December 1983) is a Russian long-distance runner. She represented Russia in the 5000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics in 2009 and 2011. She was eighth in the event at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.

Yelizaveta Grechishnikova
Personal information
Native nameЕлизавета Андриановна Гречишникова
Full nameYelizaveta Andrianovna Grechishnikova
Nationality Russia
Born (1983-12-12) 12 December 1983
Ufa, Russia
Sport
SportLong-distance track event

Born in Mordovia,[1] her first medal came at the 2007 Summer Universiade, where she was the 5000 m bronze medallist.[2] Grechishnikova won her first national title at the Russian Indoor Championships in 2010. She took her first outdoor title two years later over 10,000 metres at the IAAF Moscow Challenge meeting.[3]

On 25 October 2013 the Russian Anti-Doping Agency suspended her until 15 October 2015 and voided all her performances since 18 August 2009.[4]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Russia
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 3rd 5000 m 15:50.58
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany Disqualified 5000 m 15:53.41
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain Disqualified 5000 m 15:16.19
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea Disqualified 5000 m 15:45.61

References
  1. Grechishnikova Yelizaveta. RusAthletics. Retrieved on 2012-06-12.
  2. Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2007-08-14). "Second gold for Akkas, historic wins for Egypt and Portugal and two records fall, WUG 5th day". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
  3. Nickolai Dolgopolov and Rostislav Orlov (2012-06-12). Savinova’s 800m victory the highlight in Moscow - IAAF World Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-12.
  4. "Russian pair hit with drugs bans". SportingLife.com. 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2013-10-25.


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