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'''Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva''' ({{lang-be|Эліна Зверава}}; 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 victory in 2001 made her the oldest World Champion ever, at 40 years and 269 days.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=World Championship Statistics Handbook |url=https://www.iaaf.org/ebooks/2017/WCH/index.html#page=27 |location= |publisher=[[IAAF]] |agency= |date= |access-date=2017-08-03}}</ref>
'''Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva''' ({{lang-be|Эліна Зверава}}; born 16 November 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 victory in 2001 made her the oldest World Champion ever, at 40 years and 269 days.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=World Championship Statistics Handbook |url=https://www.iaaf.org/ebooks/2017/WCH/index.html#page=27 |location= |publisher=[[IAAF]] |agency= |date= |access-date=2017-08-03}}</ref>


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Ellina Zvereva
Personal information
Native nameЭліна Зверава
Full nameEllina Aleksandrovna Zvereva
NationalitySoviet
Belarusian
BornNovember 16, 1960 (1960-11-16) (age 64)
Dolgoprudny, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country Soviet Union (1984–1991)
 Belarus (1993–2009)
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best71.58 m (1988)
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Women's athletics
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Discus
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Discus
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Gothenburg Discus
Gold medal – first place 2001 Edmonton Discus
Silver medal – second place 1997 Athens Discus
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Helsinki Discus

Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva (Template:Lang-be; born 16 November 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 victory in 2001 made her the oldest World Champion ever, at 40 years and 269 days.[1]

Her personal best is 71.58m.

Doping

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

Achievements

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 Gothenburg, Sweden 1st 68.64 m
1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States 3rd 65.64 m
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
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

See also

References

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


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