Yuliya Rusanova
 Rusanova at the 2012 World Indoor Championships in Istanbul | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 July 1986 (age 29) Russia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 800–1500 m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
800 m – 1:56.99 (2011) 1000 m – 2:39.81 (2009) 1500 m – 4:06.08(2009)[1] |
Yuliya Igorevna Rusanova (Yuliya Stepanova, Russian: Юлия Игоревна Русанова; born 3 July 1986) is a Russian runner who specializes in the 800 metres.
On 26 February 2013 the IAAF announced that she had been banned for two years following abnormalities in her biological passport. All her results since 3 March 2011 were forfeited.[2]
In 2014, she and her husband Vitaliy Stepanov, a former employee of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency RUSADA, appeared in a documentary by Hajo Seppelt for the German TV network Das Erste, accusing the Russian sports system of large-scale doping fraud. Both claimed that Russian athletics officials supplied banned substances in exchange for 5% of an athlete's earnings and falsified tests together with doping control officers.[3][4]
In December 2014, Rusanova, together with her husband and eight-month-old son permanently moved from Russia to Germany.[5] In November 2015, they applied for political asylum in Canada.[6]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Russia | |||||
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | Disqualified | 800 m | 2:00.80 |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | Disqualified | 800 m | 1:59.74 | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | Disqualified | 800 m | 2:01.87 |
References
- ↑ Yuliya Rusanova profile at IAAF
- ↑ Simon Turnbull (26 February 2013) Marilyn Okoro set for belated bronze. In: The Independent.
- ↑ Westdeutscher Rundfunk: ARD-Dokumentation deckt Doping und Vertuschungsapparat in Russland auf. 3 December 2014 (English translation posted on letsrun.com: Exclusive: ARD Documentary exposes Doping and Cover-up System in Russia / Active Athletes, Coaches and Insiders come clean. 3 December 2014)
- ↑ BBC Sport: Russian doping claims: 99% of athletes guilty, German TV alleges. 4 December 2014
- ↑ «Россия мне такого не простит». Продолжение перевода скандального фильма о допинге в России. sovsport.ru (4 December 2014)
- ↑ Peremitin, Georgy (16 November 2015). "Рассказавшая о допинге российская спортсменка попросила убежище в Канаде". RBC Information Systems. Retrieved 17 November 2015.