Belarusian discus thrower

Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva (Belarusian: Эліна Зверава; 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. She retired in 2010 as one of the last remaining athletes to have competed for the Soviet Union.

Contents

• 1 Doping
• 2 Achievements
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Doping

In 1992 she tested positive for anabolic *s.

Achievements

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

External links

• Ellina Zvereva at World Athletics