Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Kostetskaya (; born 31 December 1986) is a Russian track athlete. She came fifth in the 800 m final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, but was later disqualified for doping.
Kostetskaya competed for the Texas State Bobcats track and field team in the NCAA, where she originally specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. She later transitioned to the 800 m and eventually the 1500 m.
Kostetskaya met Australian pole vaulter Steve Hooker at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and married him in 2012. They have three sons and live in Melbourne, Australia.
Doping IAAF announced 28 July 2014, that Kostetskaya was sanctioned for doping after her biological passport had shown abnormalities. The two-year ban ended 20 January 2015.
International competitions 2003European Junior ChampionshipsTampere, Finland 1st400 m hurdles57.52 1st4 × 400 m relay3:33.48World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada 2nd400 m hurdles58.372004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy1st400 m hurdles55.552nd4 × 400 m relay3:30.032005European Junior ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania 2nd400 m hurdles55.89Universiadeİzmir, Turkey11th (sf)400 m hurdles57.582007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand 2nd800 m 1:59.522008Olympic GamesBeijing, China8th (sf)800 m 1:58.332009European Team ChampionshipsLeiria, Portugal 2nd800 m 1:59.43 2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea5th DSQ800 m1:57.822012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom9th DSQ1500 m 4:12.90
See also List of doping cases in athletics Doping at the Olympic Games List of professional sports families Russia at the World Athletics Championships Doping at the World Athletics Championships
References
External links
Focus on Athletes: Yekaterina Kostetskaya (Internet Archive) sports-reference.com