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Ellina Zvereva

Ellina Zvereva

Belarusian discus thrower (born 1960)

Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva (Belarusian: Эліна Зверава; born 16 November 1960 in Dolgoprudny) is a Belarusian former discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She became world champion in 1995, and again in 2001 after the disqualification of Natalya Sadova. Her victory in 2001 made her the oldest World Champion ever, at 40 years and 269 days.[1]

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Her personal best is 71.58m.[citation needed] When she retired in 2010 she was one of the last remaining athletes who had competed for the Soviet Union.

Doping

In 1992 she tested positive for anabolic steroids.[2]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "World Championship Statistics Handbook" (Press release). IAAF. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Zvereva claims historic gold". BBC News. 27 September 2000.


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