Personal information | |
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Native name | Екатерина Александровна Костецкая |
Full name | Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Kostetskaya |
Nationality | Russian |
Born | Saint Petersburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 31 December 1986
Sport | |
Sport | Hurdling Middle-distance running |
Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Kostetskaya (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Костецкая; born December 31, 1986) is a Russian track athlete. She came fifth in the 800 m final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics,[1] but was later disqualified for doping.[2]
Kostetskaya met Australian pole vaulter Steve Hooker at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and married him in 2012.[2] They have three sons and live in Melbourne, Australia.[2][3]
IAAF announced 28 July 2014, that Kostetskaya was sanctioned for doping after her biological passport had showed abnormalities.[4] The two-year ban ended 20 January 2015.[4]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2003 | European Junior Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 57.52 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.48 | |||
World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 58.37 | |
2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.55 |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.03 | |||
2005 | European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 55.89 |
Universiade | Izmir, Turkey | 11th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 57.58 | |
2007 | Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | 800 m | 1:59.52 |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 8th (sf) | 800 m | 1:58.33 |
2009 | European Team Championships | Leiria, Portugal | 2nd | 800 m | 1:59.43 |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 800 m | 1:57.82 | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 1500 m | 4:12.90 |