Ekaterina Guliyev Explained

Ekaterina Guliyeva
Nationality:, then
Event:800 metres
Birth Date:1 March 1991
Birth Place:Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.75 m
Weight:65 kg
Sport:Women's athletics

Ekaterina Guliyeva (née Zavyalova, divorced Poistogova; born 1 March 1991) is a Russian-born track and field athlete who specializes in the 800 metres and competes for Turkey.

Career

In the 800 meters event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Guliyeva placed second in her first-round heat with a time of 2:01.08. She then placed second in the semifinals with a time of 1:59.45. She won the bronze medal that day in the 800 m final with a time of 1:57.53 behind fellow Russian Mariya Savinova (1:56.19) and Caster Semenya of South Africa (1:57.23).

In November 2015, after an investigation that completed that year, Guliyeva (along with four other Russian runners) was recommended by the World Anti-Doping Agency to receive a retroactive lifetime ban for doping during the 2012 Olympics.[1] [2] On 7 April 2017, CAS refused to backdate disqualification as far back as 2012, and disqualified Guliyeva from 2015.[3] Her 2012 Olympic bronze medal was upgraded to silver after countrywoman Mariya Savinova's lifetime ban from competition due to doping, which annulled all of Savinova's results backdating to July 2010 and stripped Savinova's 2012 Olympic gold medal.

In early 2024, the Russian Athletic Federation annulled her results from July 2012 to October 2014 and banned her from competition for four years. She will likely be stripped of her 2012 Olympic 800m silver medal, according to sources.[4]

Personal life

Zavyalova was born in Arzamas. After marrying fellow middle-distance runner Stepan Poistogov, she adopted the feminine form of his surname, Poistogova.[5] She returned to her birth name following their divorce. In 2019, Zavyalova married sprinter Ramil Guliyev, and she gave birth to their daughter the following year.

International competitions

Representing
2008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland19th (sf)800 m2:10.07
2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada8th800 m2:05.56
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdombgcolor=silver2nd800 m1:57.53
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia5th800 m1:58.05
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland4th800 m1:59.69
2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech RepublicDSQ[6] 800 m2:01.99
Representing
2022Balkan ChampionshipsCraiova, Romania3rd800 m2:02.38
Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeriabgcolor=gold1st800 m2:01.08
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:43.13
Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkeybgcolor=gold1st800 m2:02.28
bgcolor=silver2nd1500 m4:16.41
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:35.24
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany10th (sf)800 m2:01.32

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Ban All Russian Track Athletes: World Anti-Doping Agency Panel. NBC. 9 November 2015. 9 November 2015.
  2. News: Gibson. Owen. Russia accused of 'state-sponsored doping' as Wada calls for athletics ban. 9 November 2015. Guardian. 9 November 2015.
  3. http://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Release_4480_4486_4487_4655.pdf CAS Media Release. April 7, 2017.
  4. Web site: Poistogova-Guliyev could lose Olympic medal in historic doping case. Gustavo. Muñana. 8 April 2024. Russian athlete Ekaterina Poistogova-Guliyev, 33, will almost certainly be stripped of her silver medal in the 800 metres at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Russian athletics federation, RusAF, has banned the athlete, who now competes for Turkey, for four years for past doping. The Russian federation cancelled her results from July 2012 to October 2014 after analysing old samples.. 2024-04-09. Insidethegames.biz.
  5. Web site: Mr and Mrs Poistogova are looking good . . 8 January 2014 . . 6 March 2015.
  6. Web site: CAS bans two Russian athletes and two coaches for doping. 7 April 2017.