Oleksandra Shafar

Oleksandra Shafar (née Duliba, Belarusian: Аляксандра Дуліба; born 5 January 1988) is a Belarusian long-distance runner.

Duliba won the 2013 Los Angeles Marathon in her first marathon.[1] She then finished 4th at the 2013 Chicago Marathon.[2] At the 2014 Boston Marathon she placed 6th.[3]

Duliba is the national record holder in the marathon for Belarus.[4]

In 2016, she was given a two-year ban for breaking anti-doping regulations. Her competition results from 11 October 2013 were annulled and her suspension began on 28 September 2015.[5]

In 2019, she competed in the women's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[6] She did not finish her race.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Aleksandra Duliba, LA Marathon 2013 Record-Breaking Winner, Was A First-Time Marathoner". The Huffington Post. March 18, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Bank of America Chicago Marathon Top 20 Official Results" (PDF). Iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com. October 14, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Alexandra Duliba sets Belarus' record at Boston marathon". Vileyka.minsk-region.by. Vileyka Regional Executive Committee. April 23, 2014. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "John Hancock Financial Announces 2014 Boston Marathon International Elite Field". Johnhancock.com. January 21, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "Flash-News des Tages leichtathletik.de 28. January 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  6. ^ a b "Marathon Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 28 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.


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