About Elena Arzhakova
Born 1989. Elena Arzhakova is a Russian middle-distance runner and athletics competitor.
Elena Vladimirovna Arzhakova (; born 8 September 1989) is a Russian runner who specializes in the middle distance events.
The 2011 European Indoor champion at 1500m, Arzhakova was suspended from athletics in 2013 following a failed doping control, after an abnormality was found in her biological passport. Her results from July 2011 were expunged, as a result of which she was stripped of her further European outdoor and European under-23 titles. Her suspension ended on 29 January 2015.
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Who is Elena Arzhakova?
Russian distance runner
When was Elena Arzhakova born?
Elena Arzhakova was born on 8 September 1989 in Barnaul.
What is Elena Arzhakova's occupation?
Elena Arzhakova is a middle-distance runner and athletics competitor.
What nationality is Elena Arzhakova?
Elena Arzhakova is Russian.
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