Olga Golovkina
Olga Gennadyevna Golovkina (Ольга Геннадьевна Головкина; born 17 December 1986 in Perm) is a Russian athlete. She won the gold medal in the 5000 m at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki in a time of 15:11.70 minutes.
 Olga Golovkina (left) winning the 5000 m final at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Olga Gennadyevna Golovkina |
| Born | 17 December 1986 Perm, Russia |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) (2013) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 5000 m |
| College team | Chaykovsky State Institute of Physical Culture |
Golovkina finished second in the 5000m at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan behind Roxana Bârcă of Romania. She was subsequently upgraded to first place after Bârcă failed the post-race doping control, even though Golovkina herself then tested positive in an out-of-competition drugs test just five days after the race, for use of the prohibited anabolic steroid Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone. Golovkina was given a two-year ban from competition for her failed test, lasting from 16 July 2013 to 1 August 2015.[1][2]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 9th | 5000 m | 15:31.11 |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | 5000 m | 15:11.70 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 9th | 5000 m | 15:17.88 | |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 1st | 5000 m | 15:43.77 |
See also
References
- Anderson, Gary. (2013-12-16). FISU President Gallien "embarrassed" by doping row at Kazan 2013 and hopes Russians will do right thing. Inside the Games. Retrieved on 2014-11-30.
- IAAF list of athletes suspended for doping - April 2014
