Country Ukraine Height 1.65 m Sport Athletics Weight 55 kg | Name Olha Zemlyak Events Sprint Role Athlete | |
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Born 16 January 1990 (age 34) ( 1990-01-16 ) | ||
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Olha Zemlyak (Ukrainian: Ольга Миколаївна Земляк; born 16 January 1990) is a Ukrainian athlete who competes in the sprint with a personal best time of 50.75 seconds at the 400 metres event.
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Zemlyak won the gold medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki at the 4×400 metres relay.
Zemlyak occupied the 7th place at the final of 400m event in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Doping ban
Zemlyak tested positive for norandrosterone at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships and was subsequently banned from sports for two years. Her results from the championships were annulled, and Ukraine lost the 4 x 400 metre relay gold. The competition ban ended 24 August 2011.
Zemlyak then tested positive again on the eve of the 2017 World Championships in Athletics and was suspended from competing in the championships.
