Yuliya Balykina

Yuliya Vladimirovna Balykina (Belarusian: Юлія Уладзіміраўна Балыкіна, Russian: Юлия Владимировна Балыкина; 12 April 1984 – late October 2015) was a Belarusian sprinter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres, and Women's 4 × 100 metres relay.[1][2] Balykina tested positive for drostanolone in an out-of-competition doping test in June 2013 and was banned from competitive athletics for two years. Her period of ineligibility ended on 24 July 2015.[3]

Yuliya Balykina

Yuliya Balykina at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Belarusian
Born	12 April 1984 Bulgan, Mongolia
Died	late October 2015 (aged 31) Minsk, Belarus
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100m, 4 × 100m

Balykina was reported as missing on 28 October 2015.[4] She was found dead in woodland near Minsk on 16 November 2015.[5][6] Balykina's body had been wrapped in plastic and a former boyfriend of hers has confessed to the murder.[5][7] She was 31.

References

1. "Yuliya Balykina". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
2. "Yuliya Balykina". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
3. Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 21.05.14. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-26.
4. "Yulia Balykina, Former Olympic Sprinter, Found Dead at Age 31". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
5. "Body of Yulia Balykina, Olympic sprinter, found". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
6. "Тело Юлии Балыкиной обнаружено в Смолевичском районе". Mvd.gov.by. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
7. "Подробности убийства спортсменки Юлии Балыкиной: молодые люди могли поругаться из-за ремонта Читать полностью" (in Russian). tut.by. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

External links

• Yuliya Balykina at World Athletics