Oleksandra Shafar Explained

Oleksandra Shafar (née Duliba, Belarusian: Аляксандра Дуліба; born 5 January 1988) is a Belarusian long-distance runner.

Duliba won the 2013 Los Angeles Marathon in her first marathon.^[1] She then finished 4th at the 2013 Chicago Marathon.^[2] At the 2014 Boston Marathon she placed 6th.^[3]

Duliba is the national record holder in the marathon for Belarus.^[4]

In 2016, she was given a two-year ban for breaking anti-doping regulations. Her competition results from 11 October 2013 were annulled and her suspension began on 28 September 2015.^[5]

In 2019, she competed in the women's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.^[6] She did not finish her race.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aleksandra Duliba, LA Marathon 2013 Record-Breaking Winner, Was A First-Time Marathoner. The Huffington Post. June 6, 2015. March 18, 2013.
2. Web site: Bank of America Chicago Marathon Top 20 Official Results . October 14, 2013 . June 6, 2015. PDF. Iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com.
3. Web site: Alexandra Duliba sets Belarus' record at Boston marathon. Vileyka.minsk-region.by. June 6, 2015. April 23, 2014. Vileyka Regional Executive Committee. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205023619/http://www.vileyka.minsk-region.by/en/news/republic?id=8707. December 5, 2014. dead.
4. Web site: John Hancock Financial Announces 2014 Boston Marathon International Elite Field. Johnhancock.com. January 21, 2014 . June 6, 2015.
5. Web site: Flash-News des Tages leichtathletik.de 28. January 2016 . 2016-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202085821/http://www.leichtathletik.de/news/news/detail/flash-news-des-tages-8203836ed2/ . 2016-02-02 . dead .
6. Web site: Marathon Women − Final − Results. IAAF. 28 September 2019. 28 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928091007/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-MAR-W-f----.RS6.pdf. 28 September 2019.