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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.

Born (1980-10-14) October 14, 1980 (age 45)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Country Belarus
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Sviatlana Usovich
at 2010 European Championships
Personal information
Born (1980-10-14) October 14, 1980 (age 45)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country Belarus
SportAthletics
Events
400 m, 800 m
Medal record
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2004 Budapest4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2008 Valencia4 × 400 m relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2006 Gothenburg4 × 400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 Wienna4 × 400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2007 Birmingham4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2005 Madrid400 m
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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 her doping sample from 2008.[1]

Competition record

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.93
Universiade Beijing, China 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.65
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 7th (h) 400 m 52.59
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.24
European Championships Munich, Germany 7th 400 m 52.10
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.46
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 6th 400 m 52.72
World Championships Paris, France 14th (sf) 400 m 51.46
13th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.40
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th 400 m 52.21
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.96
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 14th (sf) 400 m 51.42
9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.38
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd 400 m 50.55
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 21st (sf) 800 m 2:02.34
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.69
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.83
World Championships Osaka, Japan 6th 800 m 1:58.92
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:21.88
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.90
Olympic Games Beijing, China DSQ 800 m 2:02.79
DSQ 4 × 400 m relay 3:21.85
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain DSQ 800 m 2:02.74
DSQ 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.74
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 33rd (h) 800 m 2:05.62
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.64
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.73
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