Nataliia Lupu

Nataliia Lupu

Nataliia Lupu, Athletissima 2012.
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ukraine
World Indoor Championships
2012 Istanbul 800 m
European Indoor Championships
2013 Gothenburg 800 m
2015 Prague 800 m

Nataliia Lupu (born 4 November 1987 in Marshyntsi) is a Ukrainian athlete of Romanian descent, 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.[1]

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.[2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ukraine
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 25th (h) 800m 2:09.30
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 4th 800m 2:05.05
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:36.97
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 13th (h) 800m 2:08.81
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 2nd 800m 2:01.08
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.78
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd 800 m 1:59.67
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 18th (sf) 800 m 2:01.63
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st 800 m 2:00.26
World Championships Moscow, Russia 7th 800 m 1:59.79
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland DSQ (5th) 800 m DSQ (2:01.17)
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 3rd 800 m 2:02.25
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.39
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 6th 800 m 1:58.99
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.94
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 9th (sf) 800 m 2:01.74
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22nd (sf) 800 m 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

References

  1. ↑ Nataliia Lupu profile at IAAF
  2. ↑ IAAF list of sanctioned athletes
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