2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's marathon
The women's marathon at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held on the streets of Barcelona on 31 July. The event doubled as the European Team Marathon Cup 2010.
Doping
Živilė Balčiūnaitė of Lithuania originally won the marathon and was awarded the gold medal, but was disqualified for doping after she tested positive for testosterone.[1][2] Nailiya Yulamanova of Russia originally came second, and was set to be upgraded to gold winner after Živilė Balčiūnaitė was disqualified. However, in July 2012, Yulamanova was also disqualified for doping, as her results from 20 August 2009 onwards were annulled due to abnormalities in her biological passport profile.[3]
Anna Incerti (gold), Tetyana Filonyuk (silver) and Isabellah Andersson (bronze) received the medals by mail.
Medalists
| Gold |  Anna IncertiItaly (ITA)[4] |
| Silver |  Tetyana FilonyukUkraine (UKR) |
| Bronze |  Isabellah AnderssonSweden (SWE) |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
|
2:15:25 | London, United Kingdom | 13 April 2003 |
| European record | Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
|
2:15:25 | London, United Kingdom | 13 April 2003 |
| Championship record | Maria Guida (ITA)
|
2:26:05 | Munich, Germany | 10 August 2002 |
| World Leading |  Liliya Shobukhova (RUS)
|
2:22:00 | London, United Kingdom | 25 April 2010 |
| European Leading | Liliya Shobukhova (RUS)
|
2:22:00 | London, United Kingdom | 25 April 2010 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2010 | 10:05 | Final |
Results
See also
References
- ^ European marathon champion Balciunaite given doping ban, bbc.com, 5 April 2011
- ^ Associated Press: Zivile Balciunaite loses appeal, espn.com, 4 February 2012
- ^ London 2012 Olympics: Russian athletics trio banned for doping offences. Daily Telegraph (3 July 2012). Retrieved on 17 July 2014
- ^ [1]