Jolanda Ceplak is pictured above during the heats of the women's 800m at the
2007 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
She went on to win the bronze medal in the final behind Oksana Zbrozhek
and Tetyana Petlyukin in a time of exactly 2 minutes.
.
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Women's 800m Final
2007 European Indoor Championships
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| 1. Oksana Zbrozhek |
|
RUS |
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1: 59.23 |
| 2. Tetyana Petlyuk |
|
UKR |
|
1: 59.84 |
| 3. Jolanda Ceplak |
|
SLO |
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2: 00.00 |
| 4. Marilyn Okoro |
|
GBR |
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2: 00.20 |
| 5. Jenny Meadows |
|
GBR |
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2: 00.25 |
| 6. Brigita Langerholc |
|
SLO |
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2: 01.24 |
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Photos George Herringshaw 23rd. August 2004. ©
| The two main photos above show the desperately close finish in the
women's 800m final at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Jolanda (3010) was
deemed to have won the bronze medal despite clocking exactly the same
time - 1: 56.43 - as the silver medal winner Hasna Benhassi (red vest).
Great Britain's Kelly Holmes (1809) won the Gold, whilst defending
champion Maria Mutola - far right, lunging for the line - was forced out
of the medals altogether. The left hand photo shows Jolanda in full
flow during the heats. |
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Women's 800m. Final
Olympic Games 2004
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| 1. Kelly Holmes |
|
GBR |
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1: 56.38 |
| 2. Hasna Benhassi |
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MOR |
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1: 56.43 |
| 3. Jolanda Ceplak |
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SLV |
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1: 56.43 |
| 4. Maria de Lurdes Mutola |
|
MOZ |
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1: 56.51 |
| 5. Tatyana Andrianova |
|
RUS |
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1: 56.88 |
| 6. Jearl Miles Clark |
|
USA |
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1: 57.27 |
| 7. Maria Cioncan |
|
ROM |
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1: 59.62 |
| 8. Zulia Calatayud |
|
CUB |
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2: 00.95 |
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Jolanda Ceplak wins the women's 800m Gold medal at the at 2002 European Championships in Munich.
Photo 8th. August © G. Herringshaw
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Women's 800m Final
2002 European Championships
|
| 1 Jolanda CEPLAK |
|
Slo |
|
1: 57.65 |
| 2 Mayte Martinez |
|
Esp |
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1: 58.86 |
| 3 Kelly Holmes |
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Gbr |
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1: 59.83 |
| 4 Lyudmila Formanova |
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Cze |
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2: 00.23 |
| 5 Claudia Gesell |
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Ger |
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2: 00.51 |
| 6 Nedia Semedo |
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Por |
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2: 00.54 |
| 7 Ivonne Teichmann |
|
Ger |
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2: 00.87 |
| 8 Natalya Dedkova |
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Blr |
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2: 04.24 |
On 18 June 2007, Čeplak tested positive on erythropoietin. On 26 July, IAAF announced that the B test
confirmed the result of the A test. Čeplak said that she has never taken any illegal substances and
would try to prove her innocence with all means possible.
She received a two-year suspension, and returned to competition in July 2009.
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2010 2:07.31 Nova Gorica 25 JUN
2009 2:04.49 Daegu 25 SEP
2007 DQ Ostrava 27 JUN
2006 1:59.38 Lignano Sabbiadoro 16 JUL
2005 1:59.98 Velenje 23 JUN
2004 1:56.43 Athína 23 AUG
2003 1:57.44 Roma 11 JUL
2002 1:55.19 Heusden-Zolder 20 JUL
2001 1:58.71 Nürnberg 17 JUN
2000 2:00.80 Ljubljana 10 JUN
1999 2:02.53 Budapest 03 JUL