Yelyzaveta Viktorivna Bryzhina ( uk, Єлизавета Вікторівна Бризгіна; born November 28, 1989 in

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) is a

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sprint athlete, who specializes in the

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. Her personal best times are 11.42 seconds in the 100 m (outdoor), achieved in May 2016 in

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; and 22.44 seconds in the

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, achieved in July 2010 in

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.Bryzhina Elizaveta Profile

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Personal life

Bryzhina is the daughter of the successful

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athletes Olga Bryzhina and

Viktor Bryzhin Viktor Arkadyevich Bryzhin ( uk, Віктор Аркадійович Бризгін, russian: Виктор Аркадьевич Брызгин, ''Viktor Bryzgin;'' born 22 August 1962 in VoroshilovgradGreat Russian Encyclopedia (2006), Moscow: Bol ...

, and sister of

Anastasiia Bryzgina Anastasiia Viktorivna Bryzhina ( uk, Анастасія Вікторівна Бризгіна; born 9 January 1998) is a Ukrainian sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. She competed in t ...

.Єлизавета Бризгіна: Головне — не участь, а перемога

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(July 23, 2010) Bryzhina is a student at the Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University on a sports

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Career

Yelizaveta and her mother Olga have achieved the same best performance over 200 m of 22.44 seconds. Bryzhina was part (with

Nataliya Pohrebnyak Nataliya Olehivna Pohrebniak ( uk, Наталія Олегівна Погребняк, born 19 February 1988) is a Russian- Ukrainian sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres. Pohrebniak (with Yelizaveta Bryzhina, Mariya Ryemyen and Ol ...

Mariya Ryemyen Mariya Ryemyen ( uk, Марія Рємєнь; born 2 August 1987, Makiivka) is a Ukrainian sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres. Ryemyen was part (with Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Olesya Povh and Yelizaveta Bryzhina) of the Ukrainian women ...

and

Olesya Povh Olesya Povh ( uk, Олеся Іванівна Повх (''Olesya Ivanivna Povkh''); born 18 October 1987) is a Ukrainian former sprint athlete who specialized in the 100 metres. Her personal best times include 11.08 seconds in the 100 m, ac ...

) of the Ukrainian women's

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, that won

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during the 2010 European Athletics with 42.29 - the fastest time in the world that year.Chris Tomlinson secures European long jump bronze

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(August 1, 2010) Bryzhina won

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in the (individual) 200 m during this championship when she ran 22.44 (gold went to

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).Lewis-Francis accepts blame for 4x100m relay disaster

(July 31, 2010) At the

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she and her teammates

and

Hrystyna Stuy Khrystyna Stuy ( uk, Христина Стуй; born 3 February 1988 in Uhryniv) is a Ukrainian sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres. Career Stuy competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships without reachi ...

took the

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s in the

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by setting a new national record. She served a two-year doping ban for the use of the banned anabolic steroid,

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, having tested positive at the 2013 World Championships. The ban lasts from 15 August 2013 to 27 August 2015.IAAF list of athletes suspended for doping - April 2014
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bryzhina, Yelyzaveta 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Luhansk Ukrainian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Ukraine Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Ukrainian people of Russian descent European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Doping cases in athletics Ukrainian sportspeople in doping cases European champions for Ukraine Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Ukraine Olympic female sprinters