Vita Palamar

Vita Palamar (Ukrainian: Віта Паламар; born 12 October 1977 in Khmelnytskyi, Soviet Union) is a female high jumper from Ukraine.

Career

Her personal best jump is 2.01 metres, achieved in Zürich in August 2003. She set an indoor best of 1.96 m to win the Hochsprung mit Musik in 2001.

On 17 November 2016, the IOC disqualified Palamar 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]

In May 2017, she was disqualified for two years.[2]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Ukraine
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 6th 1.85 m
1999 European U23 Championships Göteborg, Sweden 6th 1.85 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 5th 1.92 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 7th 1.96 m
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 5th 1.93 m
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 5th 1.94 m
Universiade Beijing, China 1st 1.96 m
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 3rd 1.93 m
2003 World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 2nd 2.01m (=PB)
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 1.97 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 8th 1.88 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th 1.93 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 2nd 1.93 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 3rd 2.01 m (NR)
Olympic Games Beijing, China DSQ (5th) DSQ (1.99)

See also

References
  1. "IOC sanctions 16 athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008". IOC. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/6-track-athletes-handed-doping-bans-after-olympic-retests-1.3436981


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