Sviatlana Usovich Explained

Birth Date:14 October 1980
Sport:Athletics
Event:400m, 800m

Sviatlana Usovich (Belarusian: Святлана Вусовіч; born 14 October 1980) is a Belarusian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Her younger sister, Ilona, is also an athlete.

On 25 November 2016 the IOC disqualified her (and her relay team) from the 2008 Olympic Games and struck her results from the record for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of his doping sample from 2008.[1]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2001Edmonton, Canada10th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:28.93
Beijing, China3rd4 × 400 m relay3:30.65
2002Vienna, Austria7th (h)400 m52.59
1st4 × 400 m relay3:32.24
Munich, Germany7th400 m52.10
6th4 × 400 m relay3:32.46
2003Birmingham, United Kingdom6th400 m52.72
Paris, France14th (sf)400 m51.46
13th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:31.40
2004Budapest, Hungary6th400 m52.21
2nd4 × 400 m relay3:29.96
Athens, Greece14th (sf)400 m51.42
9th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:27.38
2005Madrid, Spain2nd400 m50.55
Helsinki, Finland21st (sf)800 m2:02.34
2006Gothenburg, Swedenbgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:27.69
2007Birmingham, United Kingdom1st4 × 400 m relay3:27.83
Osaka, Japan6th800 m1:58.92
5th4 × 400 m relay3:21.88
2008Valencia, Spain2nd4 × 400 m relay3:28.90
Beijing, ChinaDSQ800 m2:02.79
DSQ4 × 400 m relay3:21.85
2010Barcelona, SpainDSQ800 m2:02.74
DSQ4 × 400 m relay3:28.74
2011Daegu, South Korea33rd (h)800 m2:05.62
6th4 × 400 m relay3:25.64
2012Istanbul, Turkey5th4 × 400 m relay3:33.73

Personal bests

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IOC sanctions seven athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London 2012. IOC. 4 December 2016.