Elena LASHMANOVA is seen in the Olympic Stadium as she strides to victory in the women's 20 km race
walk at the 2013 World Championships in her own country.
The young Russian won the Olympic title (1:25.02*) a year before in London 2012.
It was a new World Record*.
She was the World Junior Champion (10 km race walk) in 2010.
Her world record was beaten in 2015 by China's Liu Hong, who was 4th at the 2012 Olympic Games
and then took Elena's Olympic title in 2016
| 1 |
Elena LASHMANOVA |
RUS
|
1:27:08 |
| 2 |
Anisya KIRDYAPKINA |
RUS |
1:27:11 |
| 3 |
Hong LIU |
CHN |
1:28:10 |
| 4 |
Huanhuan SUN |
CHN |
1:28:32 |
| 5 |
Elisa RIGAUDO |
ITA |
1:28:41 |
| 6 |
Beatriz PASCUAL |
ESP |
1:29:00 |
| 7 |
Anežka DRAHOTOVÁ |
CZE |
1:29:05 |
| 8 |
Ana CABECINHA |
POR |
1:29:25 |
DRUGS.
Lashmanova had a positive doping test announced 22 June 2014, one of a large number
of Russian race-walkers to test positive and was suspended for 2 years.
She joined over a dozen other elite Russian race walkers all coached by Viktor Chegin
to receive doping suspensions.