Jolanda ÄŒeplak

Jolanda Ceplak (born Steblovnik; born September 12, 1976 in Celje ) is a Slovenian former middle distance runner, the European champion and Olympic bronze medalist was in the 800 -meter run.

Early in her career Ceplak was set to no particular track, but ran up all available distances. Only later, she specialized in the 800 meters. At the European Indoor Championships in 2000, she finished fourth and at the World Indoor Championships 2001 Sixth. In 2002, she made ​​a breakthrough. Among other things, they won at the European Indoor Championships in Vienna, the gold medal in the 800 m and found it a world indoor record. Also gold over 800 meters she won at the European Championships in Munich in 2002. In 2003, she ran at the World Indoor Championships in fourth place.

At the World Indoor Championships in Budapest in 2004, she won the 800 - meter dash and the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the bronze medal in the 800 meters behind Kelly Holmes (GBR) and Hasna Benhassi (MAR ). In 2007 she won bronze at the European Indoor Championships. In June of the same year Jolanda Ceplak (EPO ) at a unannounced doping control at their residence Monaco positive for erythropoietin tested and then suspended by the IAAF. From the Slovenian Athletics Association a two -year ban was imposed.

Jolanda Ceplak had a competition weight of 52 kg at a height of 1.68 m. Čeplaks Slovenian record in the 800 meters is in 1:55,19 minutes since 2002.

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