Sviatlana Usovich ( be, Святлана Вусовіч; born 14 October 1980) is a
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
ian sprinter who specializes in the
400 metres
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. Her younger sister,
Ilona
''Ilona'' is a Hungarian female given name, the traditional name of the Queen of the Fairies in Magyar folklore.
Its etymology is uncertain. A common theory is that Ilona is cognate with the Greek given name ''Helen''.
Diminutive forms include ...
, is also an athlete.
On 25 November 2016 the
IOC
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disqualified her (and her relay team) from the 2008 Olympic Games and struck her results from the record for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of his doping sample from 2008.
Competition record
Personal bests
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400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...
- 50.79 s (2004)
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800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...
- 1:58.11 min (2007)
References
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1980 births
Living people
Belarusian female sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Belarus
European Athletics Championships medalists
Doping cases in athletics
Belarusian sportspeople in doping cases
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade bronze medalists for Belarus
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade
Olympic female sprinters
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