Yekaterina Podkopayeva, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Russian middle distance runner
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Place of Birth: Ulyanovo, Russia
About Yekaterina Podkopayeva
- Yekaterina Ilyinychna Podkopayeva (Russian: ????????? ??????????; born 11 June 1952 in Moscow) is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR and later Russia.
- She gained international recognition in 1983, when she won two bronze medals at the World Championships (in 800 and 1500 metres).
- The same year she managed an 800 m time of 1:55.96.
- She resurfaced in 1992, winning the European Indoor Championships and placing 8th in the Olympics.
- More victories in European and World Indoor Championships followed until she retired after the 1998 season.
- When she won the 1500 metres at the 1997 World Indoors, she was 44, the oldest World Indoor champion ever.
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