Svetlana Klyuka

Russian middle distance runner
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroRussian middle distance runner
A.K.A.Svetlana Vasilyevna Klyuka
A.K.A.Svetlana Vasilyevna Klyuka
PlacesRussia
isAthlete
Work fieldSports
Gender
Female
Birth27 December 1978, Belogorsk, Amur Oblast, Russia
Age46 years
The details

Biography

Svetlana Vasiliyevna Klyuka (Russian: Светлана Васильевна Клюка; born December 27, 1978 in Belogorsk, Amur Oblast) is a Russian middle distance runner. Klyuka ran the sixth fastest women's 800m time in the world in 2006 (1:57:21 minutes).

She was the winner of the 2005 Universiade and the 2006 European Cup. She was a silver medallist at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and placed fourth at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She is a three-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics, having reached the final in 2007 and the semi-finals in both 2003 and 2009.

Klyuka received a two-year ban from the sport for doping after her biological passport showed abnormalities. The ban was set for the periods from February 2011 to 2013 and all her performances from August 15, 2009 up to that period were erased.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Russia
2005UniversiadeIzmir, Turkey1st800 m
2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden2nd800 m
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, PR China4th800 m
2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain8th (DQ)800 m
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