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Ellina Zvereva
Personal information
Native name	Эліна Зьверава
Full name	Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva
Nationality	Soviet; Belarusian
Born	November 16, 1960 (age 64); Dolgoprudny, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union (1984–1991); Belarus (1993–2009)
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	71.58 m (1988)
Medal record
Representing Belarus
Women's athletics
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships

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Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva Template:Lang-be; born November 16, 1960 in Dolgoprudny) is a Belarusian 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 personal best is 71.58m.

In 1992 she tested positive for anabolic steroids.^[1]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the Soviet Union
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	5th	68.94 m
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	6th	63.88 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	9th	63.22 m
Representing Belarus
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	64.46 m
1995	World Championships	Göteborg, Sweden	1st	68.64 m
1996	Summer Olympics	Atlanta, United States	3rd	65.64 m
1996	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Milan, Italy	2nd	64.66 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	65.90 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	65.92 m
2000	Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	1st	68.40 m
2000	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Doha, U.A.E.	2nd	63.96 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	1st	67.10 m
2002	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Paris, France	3rd	63.28 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	6th	61.72 m
2008	Summer Olympics	Beijing, China	6th	60.82 m

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-'''Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva''' {{lang-be|Єліна Зьвреава}}; born November 16, 1960 in [[Dolgoprudny]]) is a [[Belarus]]ian [[discus throw]]er best known for winning the gold medal at the [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]]. She became world champion in 1995, and again in 2001 after the disqualification of [[Natalya Sadova]].
+'''Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva''' {{lang-be|Эліна Зьверава}}; born November 16, 1960 in [[Dolgoprudny]]) is a [[Belarus]]ian [[discus throw]]er best known for winning the gold medal at the [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]]. She became world champion in 1995, and again in 2001 after the disqualification of [[Natalya Sadova]].
 Her personal best is 71.58m.