| The main photo above shows Olga (673) in the closing few metres of
the womens 1500m at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. Initially
she was awarded the bronze medal behind her compatriots Tatyana
Tomashova (668) and Yuliya Chizhenko was (623) but Chizhenko was later
disqualified for obstucting Maryam Yusuf Jamal, meaning that all
athletes bar Tomashova moved up one position. The inset picture shows
Olga during the heats. |
Yegorova was one of seven Russian athletes to be suspended for doping offences ahead of the 2008
Beijing Olympics. On 20 October 2008, it was announced that Yegorova, along with 6 other Russian
athletes would receive two-year doping bans for manipulating drug samples.
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Women's 1500m Final
2005 World Athletics Championships.
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| 1. Tatyana TOMASHOVA |
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RUS |
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4: 00.35 |
| 2. Olga YEGOROVA |
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RUS |
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4: 01.46 |
| 3. Bouchra GHEZIELLE |
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FRA |
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4: 02.45 |
| 4. Yelena SOBOLEVA |
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RUS |
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4: 02.48 |
| 5. Maryam Yusuf JAMAL |
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BRN |
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4: 02.49 |
| 6. Natalia RODRIGUEZ |
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ESP |
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4: 03.06 |
| 7. Anna JACUBCZAK |
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POL |
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4: 03.38 |
| 8. Gelete Burika BATI |
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ETH |
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4: 04.77 |
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Olga Yegorova wins the women's 5,000 metres at the 2002 World Cup in Madrid.
Photo George Herringshaw. © 21st. September 2002
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Women's 5000 metres
2002 World Cup, Madrid.
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| 1 Olga Yegorova |
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Rus |
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15: 18.15 |
| 2 Marta Domínguez |
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Spa |
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15: 19.73 |
| 3 Joanne Pavey |
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Gbr |
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15: 20.10 |
| 4 Benita Johnson |
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Aus |
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15: 20.83 |
| 5 Susan Chepkemei |
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Ken |
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15: 27.04 |
| 6 Akiko Kawashima |
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Jpn |
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15: 41.95 |
| 7 Sabrina Mockenhaupt |
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Ger |
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15: 42.22 |
| 8 Nora Leticia Rocha |
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Mex |
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15: 45.48 |
| 9 Collette Liss |
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USA |
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15: 59.44 |
Russia's Olga YEGOROVA crosses the finish line to win the women's 5000metres at the 2001
World Championships. Photo George Herringshaw © 10th. August 2001.
In 2001 she shared the $1 million jackpot of the IAAF Golden League and in the same year tested positive
for EPO which drew protests from her fellow competitors after she was allowed to compete in the
World Athletics Championships. Although her urine sample tested positive for EPO, the French
authorities failed to take an accompanying blood test and she avoided a suspension on a technicality.
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Women's 5000m. Final
World Athletics Championships 2001.
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| 1. Olga YEGOROVA |
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RUS |
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15.03.39 |
| 2. Marta DOMINQUEZ |
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SPA |
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15.06.59 |
| 3. Ayelech WORKU |
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ETH |
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15.10.17 |
| 4. Yanmei DONG |
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CHN |
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15.10.73 |
| 5. Irina MIKITENKO |
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GER |
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15.13.93 |
| 6. Yelena ZADOROZHNAYA |
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RUS |
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15.16.15 |
| 7. Edith MASAI |
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KEN |
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15.17.67 |
| 8. Gabriela SZABO |
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ROM |
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15.19.55 |