Elena Vladimirovna Arzhakova (; born 8 September 1989) is a Russian runner who specializes in the middle distance events.
The 2011 European Indoor champion at 1500m, Arzhakova was suspended from athletics in 2013 following a failed doping control, after an abnormality was found in her biological passport. Her results from July 2011 were expunged, as a result of which she was stripped of her further European outdoor and European under-23 titles. Her suspension ended on 29 January 2015.Russian athletes suspended, to be stripped of medals
Achievements Representing 2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China15th (h)3000m steeplechase10:35.062011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France 1st1500 m4:13.78European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech RepublicDQ800 mNA UniversiadeShenzhen, ChinaDQ1500 mNA2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, TurkeyDQ1500 mNAEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, FinlandDQ800 mNAOlympic GamesLondon, United KingdomDQ800 mNA
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