abstract:Tatyana Ivanovna Tomashova () (born 1 July 1975 in Perm) is a Russian middle distance runner. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she competed in 5000 metres, but she has participated in shorter races since, now competing mainly in the 1500 metres.
Two other Russians, two-time world 1500m champion TatyanaTomashova and former world indoor champion Yelena Soboleva, were given two-year doping bans before the last Olympics.
World champion TatyanaTomashova of Russia took silver in a personal best 3:58.12 with Romanian Maria Cioncan collecting the bronze in 3:58.39, also a lifetime best.