Ellina Zvereva

Ellina Zvereva

Personal information
Native name	Єліна Зьвреава
Full name	Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva
Nationality	Soviet Belarusian
Born	November 16, 1960 (1960-11-16) (age 64) Dolgoprudny, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Years active	1984–2010
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
Turned pro	1984
Retired	2010
Achievements and titles
Personal best	71.58 m (1988)
Medal record Representing Belarus Women's athletics Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Discus 1996 Atlanta Discus World Championships 1995 Gothenburg Discus 2001 Edmonton Discus 1997 Athens Discus European Championships 1994 Helsinki Discus

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.

Doping

In 1992 she tested positive for anabolic steroids.

Achievements

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

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

External links

• Ellina Zvereva at World Athletics