Olga Tereshkova
Olga Tereshkova (née Tsykunova; born 26 October 1984) is a Kazakhstani former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
At the age of 16, she just missed out on a medal in the 400 m at the
Manjit Kaur
to the gold in the 400 m.
She set her personal best time of 51.62 seconds at the
Asian Indoor Games record
in the process.
She
2008 Beijing Olympics, but she was again knocked out at the heats stage. Tereshkova competed at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games
and reached the 400 m final but did not manage to win a medal.
Doping
At the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships she won the 400 m title and the relay silver with the Kazakhstan women's team. However, she lost these medals as her drug test at the competition came back positive for excess testosterone.[1] She received a two-year ban from the sport beginning from July 2011. On 19 March 2014 she again tested positive for an illegal substance, Methyltestosterone, and received a lifetime ban.[2]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Kazakhstan
| |||||
| 2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 4th | 400 m | 53.82 |
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 7th (sf) | 400m | 53.76 |
| Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.72 | |
| 2005 | Asian Championships
|
Incheon, South Korea | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.61 |
| Universiade | Izmir, Turkey
|
6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.83 | |
| 2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 400 m | 51.86 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.86 | |||
| World Cup | Athens, Greece | 7th | 400 m | 52.57 | |
| 2007 | Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 1st | 400 m | 51.62 |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | Disqualified | 400 m | DQ |
See also
References
- ^ Silver for India in relay. The Hindu (2012-03-09). Retrieved on 2012-03-31.
- ^ IAAF list of sanctioned athletes September 2014
External links
- Olga Tereshkova at World Athletics
- Olga Tereshkova at Olympedia
