Anna MISHCHENKO

Anna Mishchenko crosses the line to win the bronze medal in the women's 1500m at the

2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finalnd. The two Turkish athletes who

finished ahead of her also win the Gold and Silver medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games

just a few weeks later.  But later event proves "entertaining".

The winner Aslı Çakır Alptekin  was later disqualified for doping offences.

On 1st. June 2016, Turkish media reported that Gamze Bulut had also been found to have employed illegal

performance enhancing methods by dint of observations of her athlete 'passport'. If confirmed, Bulut would

also lose her Olympic and European medals, and all medals and records from 2012 to 2016.

Mishchenko was upgraded to the silver medal until she herself was

disqualified for drug offences.  On 25 February 2016, the IAAF announced,

that Mishchenko had been banned from competition for two years until 17 August 2017,

and all her results since June 28, 2012 will be voided.

This resulted from irregularities in her biological passport.


 

So here are the current medallists !

Gold        Nuria Fernández  (Spain)
Silver      Diana Sujew    (Germany)
Bronze   Tereza Čapková   (Czech Republic).

Six women who ran in the 1500 metres were in time erased from the

complete results for drug offenses.  Five of whom ran in the final.

In 2018 she returned to the track.
 

ANNUAL PROGRESS 1500m.  (For what it is worth !)

2018   4:20.70 Lignano Sabbiadoro (ITA) 11 JUL 2018

2012   4:03.33 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 07 JUN 2012

2011   4:01.73 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 16 SEP 2011

2010   4:03.14 Guidobaldi, Rieti (ITA) 29 AUG 2010

2009   4:06.45 Stockholm (SWE) 31 JUL 2009

2008   4:05.13 National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) 23 AUG 2008

2007   4:14.57 Lapinlahti (FIN) 22 JUL 2007

2006   4:12.17 Kiev (UKR) 21 JUL 2006

2005   4:19.74 Yalta (UKR) 27 MAY 2005

2004   4:14.09 Yalta (UKR) 03 JUL 2004

2003   4:21.41 Kiev (UKR) 06 JUL 2003

2002   4:32.9h Donetsk (UKR) 19 AUG 2002