Nataliya Tobias Explained

Nataliya Viktorivna Tobias (Ukrainian: Наталія Вікторівна Тобіас, née Sydorenko (Сидоренко); born 22 November 1980 in Serov, Soviet Union) is a female former middle-distance runner from Ukraine, who specialized in the 1500 metres.[1] She holds personal bests of 4:01.78 minutes for the 1500 m, 2:02.31 minutes for the 800 metres, and 8:51.32 minutes for the 3000 metres.[2]

Tobias represented her country at the Olympics twice, including a 1500 m bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She also competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2011, and was the 1500 m gold medallist at the 2003 Summer Universiade.[3] During her career, she won Ukrainian national titles in five different events.[2]

Tobias received a two-year ban in 2012 for testing positive for testosterone at the 2011 World Athletics Championships.[4]

International competitions

Representing
1999Riga, Latviabgcolor=silver2nd1500 m4:15.91
2001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands9th1500 m4:17.21
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:34.16
Beijing, China5th1500 m4:12.38
2003Daegu, South Korea1st1500 m4:11.69
2004Budapest, Hungary5th1500 m4:09.03
Monte Carlo, Monaco9th3000 m8:54.32
Athens, Greece14th (sf)1500 m4:07.55
2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia11th (h)1500 m4:15.55
Gothenburg, Sweden7th1500 m4:02.71
2007Birmingham, United Kingdom6th1500 m4:09.62
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan9th1500 m4:10.56
38th (h)3000 m s'chase10:11.58
2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain13th (h)1500 m4:11.71
Beijing, China3rd1500 m4:01.78
2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France19th (h)1500 m4:16.67
6th3000 m9:02.94
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South KoreaDSQ (9th)1500 mDSQ (4:08.68)
2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, TurkeyDSQ (9th)3000 mDSQ (9:00.78)

National titles

Personal bests

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174051/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/nataliya-tobias-1.html Nataliya Tobias
  2. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ukraine/nataliya-tobias-177317 Nataliya Tobias
  3. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsgw.htm World Student Games (Universiade - Women)
  4. Web site: Track athletes caught doping ahead of Games. stuff.co.nz. 26 July 2012.