Yevgeniya Andreyevna Polyakova (russian: link=no, Евгения Андреевна Полякова) (born 29 May 1983 in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

) is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the

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.Athlete biography: Evgeniya Polyakova
beijing2008.cn, ret: 27 August 2008 Polyakova represented Russia at the

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in Beijing competing at the

sprint. In her first round heat she placed first in front of Jade Bailey and

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in a time of 11.24 to advance to the second round. There she improved her time to 11.13 seconds, finishing second behind

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to qualify for the semi finals. With a time of 11.38 she was unable to qualify for the final as her time was only the seventh time of her heat, causing elimination. Together with

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Yulia Gushchina Yuliya Aleksandrovna Gushchina (russian: Ю́лия Александровна Гу́щина, born 4 March 1983 in Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast) is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.

and

Yuliya Chermoshanskaya Yuliya Igorevna Chermoshanskaya (russian: link=no, Юлия Игоревна Чермошанская; born 6 January 1986 in Bryansk, Russian SFSR) is a Russian track and field athlete. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4x100 metr ...

she also took part in the 4x100 metres relay. In their first round heat they placed second behind

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, but in front of Germany and China. Their time of 42.87 seconds was also the second time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result they qualified for the final in which they sprinted to 42.31 seconds, the first place and the gold medal. The Jamaican team did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange. In August 2016, she and her three Russian teammates were stripped of their Olympic gold medal due to a

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by Chermoshanskaya.IOC sanctions Yulia Chermoshanskaya for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008
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International competitions

Personal bests

* 60 metres – 7.09 s (2008, indoor) *

– 11.09 s (2007)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Polyakova, Yevgeniya 1983 births Living people Athletes from Moscow Russian female sprinters Olympic female sprinters Olympic athletes of Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Competitors stripped of Summer Olympics medals Universiade gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Russia European Athletics Indoor Championships winners Russian Athletics Championships winners