Yelena Motalova


Yelena Motalova is a long-distance runner from Russia, who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She is a former world record holder in this obstacle race, clocking 9:48.88 on July 31, 1999 in Tula. She was the Russian national champion in the steeplechase in 1999. She competed at the 1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships for Russia and led off her team to sixth place. She won the Murtenlauf in 1999 and the Annecy Half Marathon in 2001.

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