Tetyana Apaycheva (née Khamitova, Divorced Samolenko and Dorovskykh, ua, Тетяна Володимирівна Апайчева, née Хамітова, born 12 August 1961) is a Ukrainian retired
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 ...
who represented the
Soviet Union
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until 1991, the
Unified Team in 1992, and later
Ukraine
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. She is the
1988 Olympic champion in the 3000 metres.
Career
As Tetyana Samolenko, she was the leading female middle-distance runner of the late 1980s. She is the
1988 Olympic champion at 3000 metres, the
1987 World champion at both 1500 metres and 3000 metres, and the
1987 World Indoor champion at 3000 metres. At 1500m, she also won Olympic bronze (1988), World Indoor silver (1987), European silver (1986) and the
1986 Goodwill Games title. Having given birth in 1990, she returned to competition in 1991 competing as Tetyana Dorovskikh, and retained her
World title
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at 3000 metres, as well winning a silver medal in the 1500 metres final behind
Hassiba Boulmerka. Her last major competition was the
1992 Olympic Games, where she won a silver medal in the 3000 metres and finished fourth in the 1500 metres final.
Her previous performances were somewhat soured when she tested positive for drug use in June 1993, which effectively brought an end to her career.
Personal life
She was born in a village called Sekretarka in
Severny District
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Economic regions
* Northern economic region (Russia), Northern economic region (''S ...
,
Orenburg Oblast
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, Russia, and grew up in
Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запоріжжя) or Zaporozhye (russian: Запорожье) is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. It is the Capital city, administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zapor ...
, Ukraine. Her second husband was the race walker
Viktor Dorovskikh
Viktor Dorovskikh (russian: Виктор Доровских; born 19 October 1950) is a race walker who represented the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental cou ...
. Her third husband is the former Olympic decathlete
Oleksandr Apaychev
Oleksandr Valentynovych Apaychev (russian: Александр Валентинович Апайчев; ua, Олександр Валентинович Апайчев; born 6 May 1961) is a former Soviet Ukrainian decathlete. His personal be ...
.
Personal bests
*800 metres - 1:58.56 - Donetsk 1985
*1500 metres - 3:57.92 - Barcelona 1992
*3000 metres - 8:26.53 - Seoul 1988
International competitions
References
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1961 births
Living people
People from Severny District, Orenburg Oblast
Soviet female middle-distance runners
Ukrainian female middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union
World Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships medalists
Doping cases in athletics
Ukrainian sportspeople in doping cases
Soviet sportspeople in doping cases
Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
Recipients of the Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class
Ukrainian people of Russian descent
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the Unified Team
Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
Soviet Athletics Championships winners
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
World Athletics Championships winners
Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games