Yuliya Aleksandrovna Gushchina (russian: Ю́лия Александровна Гу́щина, born 4 March 1983 in

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) is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the

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.Athlete biography: Yulia Gushchina
beijing2008.cn, ret: 27 August 2008 On 30 November 2017 her results from the 2012 Summer Olympics were disqualified as a result of a positive doping test.

Career

Gushchina represented Russia at the

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in Beijing competing at the 4x100 metres relay, together with

Aleksandra Fedoriva Aleksandra Andreyevna Fedoriva (russian: Александра Андреевна Федорива) (born 13 September 1988 in Moscow) is a Russian track and field athlete who competes mainly in sprinting events. Fedoriva began her career as a hu ...

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 ...

and

Yevgeniya Polyakova Yevgeniya Andreyevna Polyakova (russian: link=no, Евгения Андреевна Полякова) (born 29 May 1983 in Moscow) is a Russian sprint (running), sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.

. In their first round heat they placed second behind

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, but in front of Germany and China. With this result they qualified for the final in which they sprinted to 42.31 seconds, the first place and the gold medal.

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and

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took the other medals. The Jamaican team did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange. In August 2016, Gushchina and her three Russian teammates were stripped of their Olympic gold medal due to a doping violation by Chermoshanskaya. With the 2017 announcement of the disqualification of the 2012 Russian 4x400 team, due to the doping violation of

Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka (russian: Антонина Владимировна Кривошапка; born 21 July 1987) is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where her team orig ...

, all three of Gushchina's Olympic medals have been taken away. In the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Gushchina changed from the 400 m to the 200 m and competed, she reached the 200 m semi-finals but narrowly missed out to the finals, in the 4 × 100 m relay Russia were fourth in the final a great disappointment, Jamaica won, Bahamas 2nd and Germany 3rd. In the 2013 World Championships, during the medal ceremony for the women's

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Kseniya Ryzhova Kseniya Olegovna Ryzhova, née Vdovina (russian: Ксения Олеговна Рыжова; born April 19, 1987) is a Russian track and field sprint athlete, originally from Lipetsk. She was the 2013 World Champion in 4 × 400 m relay (running t ...

and Yuliya Gushchina sharing a kiss on the lips spread through social media and were interpreted as a protest against the anti-gay laws.Hart, Simon (18 August 2013)
World Athletics Championships 2013: gay row 'invented by Western media' insists Russian sports minister
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''. Retrieved on 2013-08-19. Both Ryzhova and Gushchina denied any intention to make such a protest, rather they were simply happy with their athletic success, and stated that they were married to men. Although reports were principally focused on the pair, all four of the Russia relay runners briefly kissed each other on the podium. Ryzhova described her assumed connection to LGBT as insulting. The Russian

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Vitaly Mutko Vitaly Leontiyevich Mutko (russian: Виталий Леонтьевич Мутко; born Viktor Leontiyevich Mutko; 8 December 1958) is a Russian politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia from 2016–2020. From 2008 to 2016, ...

, said that Western media had over-emphasised the issue, noting that same-sex relations are not illegal in Russia and sparser coverage of the issue in domestic media.Russia's anti-gay law uproar an 'invented problem' – sports minister
''The Guardian''/Reuters (19 August 2013). Retrieved on 2013-08-19.

International competitions

Personal bests

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 11.13 s (2006) *

– 22.53 s (2005) *

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 ...

– 49.28 s (2012)

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