Ekaterina Zavyalova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ekaterina Zavyalova

Olympic runner

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1991

Place of Birth: Arzamas, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia

Profession: athletics competitor, middle-distance runner

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ekaterina Zavyalova, former married name Poistogova (born 1 March 1991) is a Russian athlete, who specializes in the 800 metres.
She is best known for initially winning the bronze medal in the 800 meters at the 2012 London Olympics, but in 2015, her bronze was upgraded to silver after countrywoman Mariya Savinova's lifetime ban from competition due to doping, which had annulled all Savinova's results backdating to July 2010 and stripped Savinova's 2012 Olympic gold medal.