Olha Zemlyak
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Zemlyak (left) at the 2014 European Championships. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 January 1990 Rivne, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Ukraine |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Sprint |
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Olha Zemlyak (Ukrainian: Ольга Миколаївна Земляк; born 16 January 1990) is a Ukrainian athlete who competes in the sprint with a personal best time of 51.82 seconds at the 400 metres event.
Zemlyak won the gold medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki at the 4×400 metres relay.
Doping ban
Zemlyak tested positive for norandrosterone at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships and was subsequently banned from sports for two years.[1][2][3][4] Her results from the championships were annulled, and Ukraine lost the 4 x 400 metre relay gold.[3][5] The competition ban ended 24 August 2011.[2]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Ukraine | |||||
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 18th (sf) | 400 m | 54.66 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.20 | |||
| 2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | DQ (4th) | 400 m | (54.46) Doping |
| DQ (1st) | 4 × 400 m relay | (3:35.82) Doping | |||
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 400 m | 52.01 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.07 (EL) | |||
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.57 | |
| 2014 | European Team Championships | Braunschweig, Germany | 3rd | 400 m | 52.28 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.66 | |||
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 2nd | 400 m | 51.36 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.32 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 27th (h) | 400 m | 52.00 |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.94 | |||
References
- ↑ "IAAF News 2009, Issue 99-108" (PDF). iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Athletes currently ineligible to compete in Athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation January 2010". iaaf.org via web.archive.org. IAAF. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- 1 2 Alfonz Juck's EME News: December 12 EME NEWS (DEC 12, 2009), Track&Field News, 12 December 2009
- ↑ Olha Zemlyak, Tilastopaja Oy
- ↑ EAA: 20th European Athletics Junior Championships Novi Sad SRB 23 - 26 July, european-athletics-statistics.org
External links
- Olha Zemlyak profile at IAAF
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