Russia at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics

Russia competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22–30 August 2015.

Russia at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
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IAAF code	RUS
National federation	All-Russia Athletic Federation
Website	rusathletics.com (in Russian)
in Beijing, China 22–30 August 2015
Competitors	64 (29 men and 35 women) in 34 events
Medals Ranked 9th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 4
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
Soviet Union (URS) (1983–1991)  Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) (2017-)

Medalists

Medal	Athlete	Event	Date
Gold	Sergey Shubenkov	110 metres hurdles	28 August
Gold	Mariya Kuchina	High jump	29 August
Silver	Denis Kudryavtsev	400 metres hurdles	25 August
Bronze	Anna Chicherova	High jump	29 August

Results

(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Pavel Ivashko	400 metres	45.25 PB	5	Did not advance
Konstantin Tolokonnikov	800 metres	1:46.07	4 q	1:48.32	4	Did not advance
Aleksey Reunkov	Marathon	N/A				2:18:12	17
Sergey Shubenkov	110 metres hurdles	13.31	3 Q	13.09	1 Q	12.98 NR
Timofey Chalyy	400 metres hurdles	49.05 SB	2 Q	48.69 PB	3	Did not advance
Denis Kudryavtsev		48.51 PB	1 Q	48.23 PB	1 Q	48.05 NR
Ivan Shablyuyev		49.56	5	Did not advance
Nikolay Chavkin	3000 metres steeplechase	8:51.22	9	N/A		Did not advance
Ilgizar Safiullin		8:39.58	9	N/A		Did not advance
Artyom Denmukhametov Pavel Trenikhin Denis Alekseyev Pavel Ivashko Denis Kudryavtsev*	4 × 400 metres relay	2:59.45 SB	4 q	N/A		3:03.05	8
Aleksandr Yargunkin	50 kilometres walk	N/A				DNS

• The race walker Aleksandr Yargunkin never made it to Beijing. According to reports in the Russian press his travel to the Championships was terminated because he had tested positive for EPO.[1]

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Daniil Tsyplakov	High jump	2.29	10 q	2.29	5
Ivan Ukhov		2.26	24	Did not advance
Ivan Gertlein	Pole vault	5.70 PB	12 Q	NM
Georgiy Gorokhov		5.65 PB	23	Did not advance
Aleksandr Gripich		5.65	17	Did not advance
Aleksandr Menkov	Long jump	8.08	8 q	8.02	6
Sergey Polyanskiy		8.06	9 q	7.97	8
Lyukman Adams	Triple jump	16.85	7 q	17.28	5
Dmitriy Sorokin		16.99	6 q	16.99	7
Maksim Sidorov	Shot put	19.35	22	Did not advance
Aleksandr Lesnoy		19.78	16	Did not advance
Dmitri Tarabin	Javelin throw	77.48	25	Did not advance
Valeriy Iordan		73.43	32	Did not advance
Sergej Litvinov	Hammer throw	76.79	3 q	77.24 SB	5

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Ilya Shkurenyov	Result	11.01 SB	7.50	14.09	2.10	47.88 PB	14.27	44.53	5.20	60.99 SB	4:24.98 PB	8538 PB	4
	Points	858	935	734	896	915	940	757	972	753	778

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ekaterina Smirnova	200 metres	23.39	5	Did not advance
Anna Kukushkina		23.47	7	Did not advance
Ekaterina Renzhina	400 metres	51.55	3 Q	51.49 PB	6	Did not advance
Nadezhda Kotlyarova		51.42 PB	3 Q	51.86	6	Did not advance
Mariya Mikhailyuk		52.16	4	Did not advance
Yevgeniya Subbotina	800 metres	2:01.50	5	Did not advance
Anna Shchagina	1500 metres	4:05.78	6 Q	4:17.82	9	Did not advance
Tatyana Tomashova		4:10.79	4 Q	4:08.72	6 q	4:14.18	10
Gulshat Fazlitdinova	5000 metres	15:48.44	10	N/A		Did not advance
Yelena Korobkina		DNF	–	N/A		Did not advance
Alina Prokopeva	Marathon	N/A				2:32:44	15
Yekaterina Galitskaya	100 metres hurdles	13.14	4 Q	DNF	–	Did not advance
Nina Morozova		13.06	5 q	12.91	4	Did not advance
Vera Rudakova	400 metres hurdles	55.76	3 Q	56.41	7	Did not advance
Natalya Aristarkhova	3000 metres steeplechase	10:02.79	12	N/A		Did not advance
Ekaterina Doseykina		10:13.26	15	N/A		Did not advance
Lyudmila Lebedeva		9:58.65	11	N/A		Did not advance
Yelizaveta Demirova Anna Kukushkina Marina Panteleyeva Kseniya Ryzhova Ekaterina Smirnova*	4 × 100 metres relay	43.09	4 q	N/A		DNF
Kseniya Aksyonova Nadezhda Kotlyarova Ekaterina Renzhina Ksenia Zadorina Mariya Mikhailyuk*	4 × 400 metres relay	3:23.75 SB	3 Q	N/A		3:24.84	4

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Anna Chicherova	High jump	1.92	1 q	2.01
Mariya Kuchina		1.92	1 q	2.01 PB
Anzhelika Sidorova	Pole vault	4.55	11 q	NM
Darya Klishina	Long jump	6.71	9 q	6.65	10
Yuliya Pidluzhnaya		6.57	16	Did not advance
Yelena Sokolova		6.44	23	Did not advance
Ekaterina Koneva	Triple jump	14.12	7 q	14.37	7
Yuliya Maltseva	Discus throw	57.08	25	Did not advance
Yelena Panova		60.21	15	Did not advance
Yekaterina Strokova		59.32	17	Did not advance
Maria Abakumova	Javelin throw	56.08	30	Did not advance
Vera Rebrik		59.67	24	Did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Lyubov Tkach	Result	15.05	1.74	13.99	24.64	6.01	38.34	2:22.50	5729	23
	Points	835	903	793	920	853	635	790

References

1. DOPING: Alexander Yargukin, the only Russian racewalker in Beijing, tested positive to EPO, trackarena.com, 29 August 2015

• Russian team