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Ekaterina Guliyeva (née Zavyalova, divorced Poistogova; born 1 March 1991) is a Russian-born
Ekaterina Guliyeva (née Zavyalova, divorced Poistogova; born 1 March 1991) is a Russian-born track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
athlete who specializes in the 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 th ...
and competes for Turkey.
Career
In the800 meters
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 ...
event at the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...
, Guliyeva placed second in her first-round heat with a time of 2:01.08. She then placed second in the semifinals with a time of 1:59.45. She won the bronze medal that day in the 800 m final with a time of 1:57.53 behind fellow Russian Mariya Savinova
Mariya Sergeyevna Savinova (russian: Мария Сергеевна Савинова; born 13 August 1985) is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 800-metres event. In 2017, she was found guilty of doping and was subsequently suspend ...
(1:56.19) and Caster Semenya
Mokgadi Caster Semenya OIB (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and winner of two Olympic gold medals and three World Championships in the women's 800 metres. She first won gold at the World Championships in 2009 ...
of South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun ...
(1:57.23).
In November 2015, after an investigation that completed that year, Guliyeva (along with four other Russian runners) was recommended by the World Anti-Doping Agency
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; french: Agence mondiale antidopage, AMA) is a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports. The agency's key ...
to receive a retroactive lifetime ban for doping during the 2012 Olympics. On 7 April 2017, CAS refused to backdate disqualification as far back as 2012, and disqualified Guliyeva from 2015. Her 2012 Olympic bronze medal was upgraded to silver after countrywoman Mariya Savinova's lifetime ban from competition due to doping, which annulled all of Savinova's results backdating to July 2010 and stripped Savinova's 2012 Olympic gold medal.
Personal life
Zavyalova was born inArzamas
Arzamas (russian: Арзама́с) is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Tyosha River (a tributary of the Oka), east of Moscow. Population:
History
Arzamas was founded in 1578 by Ivan the Terrible in the lands pop ...
. After marrying fellow middle-distance runner Stepan Poistogov, she adopted the feminine form of his surname, Poistogova. She returned to her birth name following their divorce. In 2019, Zavyalova married sprinter Ramil Guliyev
Ramil Guliyev ( az, Ramil Eldar oğlu Quliyev; born 29 May 1990) is an Azerbaijani-born Turkish sprinter. He competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. At the 2017 World Championships, Guliyev became the World Champion in the 200 metres ...
, and she gave birth to their daughter the following year.
International competitions
See also
* List of doping cases in athletics *List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics.
Women’s events
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
10,000 metres
Marathon
100 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
3000 me ...
*List of 2012 Summer Olympics medal winners
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, were held in London, United Kingdom, from 25 July 2012 to 12 August 2012.
Approximately 10,500 athletes participated in 302 events in 26 sports. Athletes from the United ...
* Doping at the Olympic Games
* 800 metres at the Olympics
References
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