Nataliia Lupu

Nataliia Lupu

Nataliia Lupu, Athletissima 2012.
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ukraine
World Indoor Championships
	2012 Istanbul	800 m
European Indoor Championships
	2013 Gothenburg	800 m
	2015 Prague	800 m

Nataliia Lupu (born 4 November 1987 in Marshyntsi) is a Ukrainian athlete of Romanian descent, who specializes in 800 metres.

Career

She finished fourth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. She competed at the 2009 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships.^[1]

At the 2014 World Indoor Championships, she tested positive for the use of a prohibited stimulant, Methylhexaneamine, receiving a 9-month ban. The ban lasted from 7 March 2014 to 21 January 2015.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ukraine
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	25th (h)	800m	2:09.30
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	4th	800m	2:05.05
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:36.97
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	13th (h)	800m	2:08.81
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	2nd	800m	2:01.08
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.78
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	2nd	800 m	1:59.67
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	18th (sf)	800 m	2:01.63
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	800 m	2:00.26
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	7th	800 m	1:59.79
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	DSQ (5th)	800 m	DSQ (2:01.17)
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	3rd	800 m	2:02.25
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.39
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	6th	800 m	1:58.99
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.94

Personal bests

Event	Time (m:s)	Venue	Date
400 m	52.91	Vinnytsia, Ukraine	15 August 2011
800 m	1:58.46	Yalta, Ukraine	14 June 2012

References

1. Nataliia Lupu profile at IAAF
2. IAAF list of sanctioned athletes