Yekaterina is pictured above during the women's 3000m Steeplechase
heats at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Volkova, the gold medalist
at the previous years World Championships in Osaka, had to settle for
the bronze medal on this occasion, her time of 9.07.64 a seasons best
and narrowly behind the silver medalist Eunice Jepkorir, who clocked 9.07.41.
She later (2016) lost her medal following a retesting of her sample which found traces
of banned drugs.
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Women's 3000m. Steeplechase Final.
2008 Olympic Games.
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| 1. Gulnara GALKINA-SAMITOVA |
|
RUS |
|
8.58.81 WR |
| 2. Eunice JEPKORIR |
|
KEN |
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9: 07.41 |
| 3. Yekaterina VOLKOVA |
|
RUS |
|
9: 07.64 DISQ |
| 4. Tatiana PETROVA |
|
RUS |
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9: 12.33 |
| 5. Cristina CASANDRA |
|
ROM |
|
9: 16.85 |
| 6. Ruth Bosibori NYANGAU |
|
KEN |
|
9: 17.35 |
| 7. Zemzem AHMED |
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ETH |
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9: 17.85 |
| 8. Wioletta FRANKIEWICZ |
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POL |
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9: 21.76 |
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Photo 27th. August 2007 by G. Herringshaw. ©
| Yekaterina
Volkova is pictured above during the final of the womens 3000m
Steeplechase at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. Volkova, the
silver medallist at the previous World Champs in Helsinki, this time
went one better, striking gold with a new Championship Record time of
9.06.57. Volkova later commented: "I knew 600m before the finish I will
get it. I did not have any tactics, just running. I was not thinking
about any times and new best is great bonus. The World record is not for
me an issue for the moment, for sure not this season. Maybe in future." . |
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Women's 3000m. Steeplechase Final.
2007 World Athletics Champs.
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| 1. Yekaterina VOLKOVA |
|
RUS |
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9: 06.57 CR |
| 2. Tatyana PETROVA |
|
RUS |
|
9: 09.19 |
| 3. Eunice JEPKORIR |
|
KEN |
|
9: 20.09 |
| 4. Ruth Bisibori NYANGAU |
|
KEN |
|
9: 25.25 |
| 5. Sophie DUARTE |
|
FRA |
|
9: 27.51 |
| 6 Cristina CASANDRA |
|
ROM |
|
9: 29.63 |
| 7. Gulnara SAMITOVA-GALKINA |
|
RUS |
|
9: 30.24 |
| 8. Rosa MORATO |
|
ESP |
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9: 36.84 |
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Yekaterina is pictured above during the final of the women's 3000m Steeplechase
at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. She won the silver medal in a new
PB time of 9: 20.49, in what was the first time the event had been run at the
World Championships. 8th. August 2005. Photo G. Herringshaw. ©
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Women's 3000m. Steeplechase Final.
2005 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Docus INZIKURU |
|
UGA |
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9: 18.24 |
| 2. Yekaterina VOLKOVA |
|
RUS |
|
9: 20.49 |
| 3. Jeruto KIPTUM |
|
KEN |
|
9: 26.95 |
| 4. Korene HINDS |
|
JAM |
|
9: 33.30 |
| 5. Salome CHEPCHUMBA |
|
KEN |
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9: 37.39 |
| 6. Yelena ZADOROZHNAYA |
|
RUS |
|
9: 37.91 |
| 7. Cristina CASANDRA |
|
ROM |
|
9: 39.52 |
| 8. Mardrea HYMAN |
|
JAM |
|
9: 39.66 |
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