Svitlana Shmidt

Svitlana Shmidt

Svitlana Shmidt in 2012
Personal information
Native name	Світлана Володимирівна Шмідт
Full name	Svitlana Volodymyrivna Shmidt
Born	(1990-03-20) March 20, 1990 Mariupol
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	3000 metres steeplechase
Medal record European Championships Disqualified 2012 Helsinki 3000m steeplechase Universiade Disqualified 2013 Kazan 3000m steeplechase

Svitlana Volodymyrivna Shmidt (Ukrainian: Світлана Володимирівна Шмідт; born March 20, 1990) is a Ukrainian runner who specializes in the middle distance events.

Doping ban

In April 2015 Shmidt was banned from sport for four year after IAAF found abnormal deviations in her biological passport profile. Her results from 8 March 2012 onwards were disqualified.^[1][2][3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ukraine
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	14th (h)	3000 m	9:43.62
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	30th (h)	3000 m s'chase	10:14.16
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	10th	3000 m	9:03.99
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	dq	3000 m s'chase	9:33.03
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	dq	3000 m s'chase	10:01.09
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	dq	3000 m s'chase	9:40.41
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	dq	3000 m	9:25.98

References

• Svitlana Shmidt profile at IAAF
• Svitlana Shmidt at Sports Reference

1. ↑ Дискваліфікації, uaf.org.ua, 30 April 2014
2. ↑ "IAAF News Issue 163, Positive cases in athletics Sanctioned according to information received by the IAAF as of 28 May 2015" (PDF). iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 30 May 2015. 
3. ↑ "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 09.07.15" (PDF). iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 9 July 2015.