Yelena Soboleva

Yelena Vladimirovna Soboleva ( _ru. Елена Владимировна Соболева, born 3 August, 1982 in Bryansk, Russian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.

In February 2008 she established a new world indoor record of 3:58.05 seconds in a race in Moscow, [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/summer/track/2008-02-10-1500-world-record_N.htm Two world records broken in indoor track meets - USATODAY.com] ] and in March 2008 she beat her own world record in Valencia. She won a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships in Moscow.

During the Russian Indoor meeting in Moscow in January 2008, she set a new national record in the women’s Mile with a time of 4:20.21, which was the third fastest of all-time. [ [http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/Kind=2/newsId=43051.html iaaf.org - A heavy snowfall of world season leads in the “Russian Winter”] ] She also holds the national indoor record for 800 m, set in Moscow during the 2008 season.

Soboleva was selected to represent Russia in both the 800 m and 1500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but has been suspended from competition, after the discovery of doping test irregularities. She and four her teammates were charged in substitution of their urine tests after competitions last year. There were no charges in using of doping but they were suspended. [ [http://www.russiatoday.ru/sports/news/28304 Doping scandal cripples Russian Olympic team] . "Russia Today". 31 July 2008.] [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/7691751 Six leading Russian women to miss Games - guardian.co.uk] . 31 July 2008.]

Achievements

Personal bests

Outdoor
*800 metres - 1:54.85 s NR (2008)
*1500 metres - 3:56.43 s (2006)
*3000 metres - 8:55.89 s (2005)
*Mile - 4:15.63 s (2007)

Indoor
*800 metres - 1:56.48 s NR (2008)
*1500 metres - 3:57.71 s WR (2008)
*Mile - 4:20.21 s NR (2008)

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