Nataliya Viktorivna Tobias ( uk, Наталія Вікторівна Тобіас, '' née'' Sydorenko (Сидоренко); born 22 November 1980 in Serov,

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) is a female former

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

from

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, who specialized in the

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. She holds personal bests of 4:01.78 minutes for the 1500 m, 2:02.31 minutes for the

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, and 8:51.32 minutes for the 3000 metres.Nataliya Tobias
IAAF. Retrieved 2019-04-30. Tobias represented her country at the Olympics twice, including a 1500 m bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She also competed at the

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in 2007 and 2011, and was the 1500 m gold medallist at the

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.World Student Games (Universiade - Women)
GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-04-30. During her career, she won Ukrainian national titles in five different events. Tobias received a two-year ban in 2012 for testing positive for

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at the 2011 World Athletics Championships.

International competitions

National titles

* Ukrainian Athletics Championships **800 m: 2006 **3000 m steeplechase: 2007 **5000 m: 2003 * Ukrainian Indoor Athletics Championships **1500 m: 2004, 2008, 2011 **3000 m: 2003, 2011

Personal bests

- 2:02.31 min (2006) *

- 4:01.78 min (2008) * 3000 metres - 8:51.32 min (2003) * 5000 metres - 15:52.28 min (2003)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tobias, Nataliya 1980 births Living people People from Serov Ukrainian female middle-distance runners Ukrainian female steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Ukraine Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Ukraine Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Ukraine Doping cases in athletics Ukrainian sportspeople in doping cases Competitors at the 2001 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade