Lyubov Kiryukhina-Tsyoma (born 19 May 1963, ) is a retired middle-distance runner who represented the Soviet Union and later Russia. She specialized in the 800 metres. She won bronze medals indoors at world and European level in 1987.
She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, reaching the semi-finals.Lyubov Tsyoma . Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
She competed at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics but was disqualified for doping.Butler, Mark et al. (2013). IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 (archived). IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-06. She'd tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sports.Reuters: New stars, but same old drug in veins, New Straits Times, 12 August 1997Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 97-08-11, hri.org
International competitions 1979European Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland 3rd4 × 400 m relay1981European Junior ChampionshipsUtrecht, Netherlands 3rd800 m1987World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 3rd800 mEuropean Indoor Championships Liévin, France 3rd800 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States8th (semis)800 m1997World ChampionshipsAthens, GreeceDQ (semis)800 m
See also List of doping cases in athletics List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women) List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women) 800 metres at the World Championships in Athletics Russia at the World Athletics Championships Doping at the World Athletics Championships
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