Nationality Belarusian Role Olympic athlete Sport Track and field Died November 16, 2015 | Event(s) 100m, 4 × 100m Height 1.65 m Name Yuliya Balykina Weight 60 kg | |
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Born 12 April 1984 ( 1984-04-12 ) Bulgan, Mongolia | ||
Yuliya Vladimirovna Balykina (Belarusian: Юлія Уладзіміраўна Балыкіна, Russian: Юлия Владимировна Балыкина; 12 April 1984 – late October 2015) was a Belarusian sprinter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres, and Women's 4 × 100 metres relay. Balykina tested positive for drostanolone in an out-of-competition doping test in June 2013 and was banned from competitive athletics for two years. Her period of ineligibility ended on 24 July 2015.
Balykina was reported as missing on 28 October 2015. She was found dead in woodland near Minsk on 16 November 2015. Balykina's body had been wrapped in plastic and a former boyfriend of hers has confessed to the murder. She was 31.
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