Stephanie Graf
| Medal record | ||
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 Stephanie Graf, Vienna, 2008 |
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| Women's Athletics | ||
Competitor for  Austria |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2000 Sydney | 800 m |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2001 Edmonton | 800 m |
| European Championships | ||
| Bronze | 1998 Budapest | 800 m |
Stephanie Graf (born 26 April 1973 in Klagenfurt) is a former Austrian middle distance runner.
She finished second to Maria de Lurdes Mutola in the women's 800 meters at both the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton, Alberta.
Her time from the 2000 Olympics, 1:56.64 minutes, is the current Austrian 800 metres record.
Proceedings were issued against Graf by the Austria's anti-doping authority in May 2010. Following the revelation that the Humanplasma laboratory had aided around 30 athletes with blood doping practices, Graf admitted that her blood had been taken at the lab, but insisted that it had never been re-injected (which would have improved her performances).[1]
In June 2010 Graf was suspended for two years for the attempted use of a prohibited method.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Doping probe opened against Olympic medalist Graf. Associated Press (2010-05-05). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
- ^ IAAF: Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an anti-doping rule violation. 11. December 2010
[edit] External links
- Official website
- IAAF profile for Stephanie Graf
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Alexandra Meissnitzer |
Austrian Sportswoman of the year 2000 – 2001 |
Succeeded by Mirna Jukić |
Preceded by Trine Hattestad |
Women's European Athlete of the Year 2001 |
Succeeded by Süreyya Ayhan |
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