Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva (; born 16 November 1960 in Dolgoprudny) is a Belarusian former 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.
Her personal best is 71.58m. When she retired in 2010 she was one of the last remaining athletes who had competed for the Soviet Union.
Early life Zvereva was born on November 16, 1960, in the Tula, Russia.
Doping In 1992 she tested positive for anabolic steroids.
Achievements Representing the 1988Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea5th68.94 m1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia6th63.88 m1991World Championships Tokyo, Japan9th63.22 mRepresenting 1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 2nd64.46 m1995World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st68.64 m1996Summer OlympicsAtlanta, United States 3rd 65.64 mIAAF Grand Prix FinalMilan, Italy 2nd64.66 m1997World Championships Athens, Greece 2nd65.90 m1998European Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th65.92 m2000Summer OlympicsSydney, Australia 1st68.40 mIAAF Grand Prix FinalDoha, U.A.E. 2nd 63.96 m2001World Championships Edmonton, Canada 1st67.10 m2002IAAF Grand Prix FinalParis, France 3rd63.28 m2006European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 6th61.72 m2008Summer OlympicsBeijing, China 6th60.82 m
See also List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
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