Yuliya Vladimirovna Balykina (Belarusian: Юлія Уладзіміраўна Балыкіна, Russian: Юлия Владимировна Балыкина; 12 April 1984 – late October 2015) was a Belarusian sprinter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres, and Women's 4 × 100 metres relay.[1][2] Balykina tested positive for drostanolone in an out-of-competition doping test in June 2013 and was banned from competitive athletics for two years. Her period of ineligibility ended on 24 July 2015.[3]
 Yuliya Balykina at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Born | 12 April 1984 Bulgan, Mongolia |
| Died | late October 2015 (aged 31) Minsk, Belarus |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 100m, 4 × 100m |
Disappearance and discovery of body edit
Balykina was reported as missing on 28 October 2015.[4] She was found dead in a wooded area near Minsk on 16 November 2015.[5][6] Balykina's body had been wrapped in plastic and a former boyfriend of hers confessed to the murder.[5][7][8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Yuliya Balykina". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Yuliya Balykina". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 21.05.14" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ "Yulia Balykina, Former Olympic Sprinter, Found Dead at Age 31". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Body of Yulia Balykina, Olympic sprinter, found". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Тело Юлии Балыкиной обнаружено в Смолевичском районе". Mvd.gov.by. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Подробности убийства спортсменки Юлии Балыкиной: молодые люди могли поругаться из-за ремонта". Tut.By (in Russian). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Murder suspected after Olympic sprinter Yulia Balykina disappears". Chicago Tribune. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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