Nataliia Lupu (born 4 November 1987) is a Ukrainian who specializes in 800 metres.
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.
At the 2014 World Indoor Championships, she tested positive for the use of a prohibited stimulant, methylhexaneamine, receiving a 9-month ban. The ban lasted from 7 March 2014 to 21 January 2015.IAAF list of sanctioned athletes
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.
Achievements Representing 2004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy25th (h)800 m2:09.302006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China4th800 m2:05.057th4 × 400 m relay3:36.972007European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary13th (h)800 m2:08.812009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania2nd800 m2:01.084th4 × 400 m relay3:30.782012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey 2nd800 m1:59.67Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom18th (sf)800 m2:01.632013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden1st800 m2:00.26World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia7th800 m1:59.79 2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland DSQ (5th)800 m DSQ (2:01.17)2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic 3rd800 m2:02.255th4 × 400 m relay3:32.39World ChampionshipsBeijing, China6th800 m1:58.996th4 × 400 m relay3:25.94Military World GamesMungyeong, South Korea1st800 m1:59.992016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands9th (sf)800 m2:01.74Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil DSQ (22nd)800 m DSQ (2:02.10)
Personal bests Event Time (m:s) Venue Date 400 m 52.91 Vinnytsia, Ukraine 15 August 2011 800 m 1:58.46 Yalta, Ukraine 14 June 2012
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