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She finished sixth in 3000 m steeplechase at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and eleventh in 3000 metres at the 2008 World Indoor Championships.
She finished sixth in 3000 m steeplechase at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and eleventh in 3000 metres at the 2008 World Indoor Championships.
On February 12, 2012, running under the name of Yelena Orlova, she claimed the World Record in the rarely run and non-standard, indoor 2000 metres steeplechase, running 6:06.11 at the Moscow City Championships. 800 metres - 2:03.10 minimum (2008)
1500 metres - 4:05.77 minimum (2008), indoor - 4:06.04 minimum (2008)
3000 metres - 8:56.29 minimum (2008), indoor - 8:43.88 minimum (2006)
3000 metres steeplechase - 9:22.15 minimum (2009)
5000 metres - 15:03.88 minimum (2008).