Nataliya Viktorivna Tobias (, née Sydorenko (Сидоренко); born 22 November 1980 in Serov, Soviet Union) is a female former middle-distance runner from Ukraine, who specialized in the 1500 metres.Nataliya Tobias. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2019-04-30. She holds personal bests of 4:01.78 minutes for the 1500 m, 2:02.31 minutes for the 800 metres, and 8:51.32 minutes for the 3000 metres.Nataliya Tobias. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
Tobias represented her country at the Olympics twice, including a 1500 m bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She also competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2011, and was the 1500 m gold medallist at the 2003 Summer Universiade.World Student Games (Universiade - Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-04-30. During her career, she won Ukrainian national titles in five different events.
She graduated from the Donetsk State University of Management. In 2008, she was awarded the Order of Princess Olga, 3rd degree.
Tobias received a two-year ban in 2012 for testing positive for testosterone at the 2011 World Athletics Championships.
International competitions Representing 1999European Junior Championships Riga, Latvia2nd1500 m4:15.912001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands9th1500 m4:17.213rd4 × 400 m relay3:34.16Universiade Beijing, China5th1500 m4:12.382003Universiade Daegu, South Korea 1st1500 m4:11.692004World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary5th1500 m4:09.03World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco9th3000 m8:54.32Olympic Games Athens, Greece14th (sf)1500 m4:07.552006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia11th (h)1500 m4:15.55European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden7th1500 m4:02.712007European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom6th1500 m4:09.62World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan9th1500 m4:10.5638th (h)3000 m s'chase10:11.582008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain13th (h)1500 m4:11.71Olympic Games Beijing, China 3rd1500 m4:01.782011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France19th (h)1500 m4:16.676th3000 m9:02.94World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea DSQ (9th)1500 mDSQ (4:08.68)2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey DSQ (9th)3000 mDSQ (9:00.78)
National titles Ukrainian Athletics Championships 800 m: 2006 3000 m steeplechase: 2007 5000 m: 2003 Ukrainian Indoor Athletics Championships 1500 m: 2004, 2008, 2011 3000 m: 2003, 2011
Personal bests 800 metres - 2:02.31 min (2006) 1500 metres - 4:01.78 min (2008) 3000 metres - 8:51.32 min (2003) 5000 metres - 15:52.28 min (2003)
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