Nataliia Lupu

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Nataliia Lupu
Athletissima 2012 - Nataliya Lupu.jpg
Nataliia Lupu, Athletissima 2012.
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Istanbul 800 m
European Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Bergen 800 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Gothenburg 800 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Prague 800 m
Military World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Mungyeong 800 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Mungyeong 4 × 400 m relay
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Paris 1500 m

Nataliia Lupu (born 4 November 1987) is a Ukrainian who specializes in 800 metres.

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Career

She finished fourth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. She competed at the 2009 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships. [1]

At the 2014 World Indoor Championships, she tested positive for the use of a prohibited stimulant, methylhexaneamine, receiving a 9-month ban. [2] The ban lasted from 7 March 2014 to 21 January 2015. [3]

Lupu served an 8-year ban from 2016 to 2024 for a second career anti-doping rule violation relating to use of steroids and human growth hormone. [4] [5]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 25th (h)800 m 2:09.30
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 4th800 m 2:05.05
7th4 × 400 m relay 3:36.97
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 13th (h)800 m 2:08.81
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 2nd800 m 2:01.08
4th4 × 400 m relay 3:30.78
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd800 m 1:59.67
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 18th (sf)800 m 2:01.63
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st800 m 2:00.26
World Championships Moscow, Russia 7th800 m 1:59.79
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland DSQ (5th)800 mDSQ (2:01.17)
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 3rd800 m 2:02.25
5th4 × 400 m relay 3:32.39
World Championships Beijing, China 6th800 m 1:58.99
6th4 × 400 m relay 3:25.94
Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 1st800 m 1:59.99
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 9th (sf)800 m 2:01.74
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil DSQ (22nd)800 mDSQ (2:02.10)

Personal bests

EventTime (m:s)VenueDate
400 m 52.91 Vinnytsia, Ukraine 15 August 2011
800 m 1:58.46 Yalta, Ukraine14 June 2012

References

  1. Nataliia Lupu at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Nataliya Lupu handed doping ban". Athletics Weekly. 26 June 2014.
  3. IAAF list of sanctioned athletes
  4. "6 track athletes handed doping bans after Olympic retests". CTV News. 31 May 2017.
  5. "Nataliia Lupu handed eight-year ban". Athletics Weekly. 31 May 2017.