Eugenia Zinurova

Background

She was born in Zlatoust in Russia"s Chelyabinsk Oblast.

Career

She has personal bests of 1:58.04 minutes for the 800 m and 4:10.26 minutes for the 1500 metres. However, abnormalities in her biological passport signified doping and she was disqualified and banned for two years, running from September 2011 to 2013.

Achievements

• She won the Russian title over 800 m in 2008 and made her international debut two years later at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, where she finished sixth in the final. On her following appearance for Russia she won the gold medal at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships.