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The photo above shows Liliya (713) about to cross the line to win
the 800m Gold medal at the 1991 World Athletics Championships. To her
left is Cuba's Ana Quirot who won the silver medal, with the bronze
going to Romania's Ella Kovacs who is in yellow. A young Maria Mutola -
who would go on to dominate the event at future World Championships - is
no. 520.
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Women's 800m. Final.
1990 Euro Athletics Champs.
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| 1. Sigrun WODARS |
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GDR |
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1.55.87 |
| 2. Christine WACHTEL |
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GDR |
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1.56.11 |
| 3. Lilia NURUTDINOVA |
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URS |
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1.57.39 |
| 4. Ellen van LANGEN |
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HOL |
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1.57.57 |
| 5. Ella KOVACS |
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ROM |
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1.58.33 |
| 6. Tudorita CHIDU |
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ROM |
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1.59.09 |
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Women's 800m. Final.
1991 World Championships.
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| 1. Liliya Nurutdinova |
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SOV |
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1: 57.50 |
| 2. Ana Fidelia Quirot |
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CUB |
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1: 57.55 |
| 3. Ella Kovacs |
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ROM |
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1: 57.58 |
| 4. Maria Lurdes Mutola |
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MOZ |
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1: 57.63 |
| 5. Letitia Vriesde |
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SUR |
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1: 58.25 |
| 6. Christine Wachtel |
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GER |
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1: 58.90 |
| 7. Ann Williams |
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GBR |
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2: 01.01 |
| 8. Svetlana Masterkova |
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SOV |
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2: 02.92 |
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Lilia Nurutdinova is pictured above crossing the line behind Holland's Ellen
van Langen to win the 800m silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in
Barcelona. It proved to be her last championship medal and completed a
set of gold, silver & bronze following her medals at the 1990 Euro
Champs & 1991 Worlds. Competing for Russia at the 1993 World Champs
Liliya suffered the disappointment of being disqualified in the final.
Photo 3rd. August 1992. By G. Herringshaw. ©
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Women's 800m. Final.
Olympic Games 1992.
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| 1. Ellen van Langen |
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HOL |
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1.55.54 |
| 2. Lilia Nurutdinova |
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CIS |
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1.55.99 |
| 3. Ana Quirot |
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CUB |
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1.56.80 |
| 4. Inna Yevseyeva |
|
CIS |
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1.57.20 |
| 5. Maria Mutola |
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MOZ |
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1.57.49 |
| 6. Ella Kovacs |
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ROM |
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1.57.95 |
| 7. Joetta Clark |
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USA |
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1.58.06 |
| 8. Lubov Gurina |
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CIS |
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1.58.13 |
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At the 1993 World Championships in Athletics Nurutdinova tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol
and she was subsequently disqualified and handed a 4-year ban from sport.