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Native name
  
Elіna Z'verava

Name
  
Ellina Zvereva

Nationality
  
SovietBelarusian

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Weight
  
100 kg (220 lb)

Height
  
1.83 m

Sport
  
Athletics


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Full name
  
Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva

Born
  
November 16, 1960 (age 63) (
1960-11-16
)
Dolgoprudny, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

Country
  
Soviet Union (1984–1991) Belarus (1993–2009)

Olympic medals
  
Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

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Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva (Belarusian: Эліна Зверава; born November 16, 1960 in Dolgoprudny) is a Belarusian discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She became world champion in 1995, and again in 2001 after the disqualification of Natalya Sadova. Her victory in 2001 made her the oldest World Champion ever, at 40 years and 269 days.

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Her personal best is 71.58m.

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Doping

In 1992 she tested positive for anabolic steroids.

References

Ellina Zvereva Wikipedia