Maria Tsirba
María Tsírba ( Greek Μαρία Τσίρμπα , born July 28, 1979 ) is a Greek medium and long-distance runner .
In 2000 and 2002 she was national champion over 1500 m outdoors, in 2002 indoors.
At the European Athletics Championships in Munich in 2002 , she was eliminated over 1500 m in the preliminary run. The following year she ran at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham over 3000 m in eighth place, he was tested positive for ephedrine and disqualified in the subsequent doping control . In addition, erythropoietin (EPO) was detected in a sample taken shortly before during training . She was banned for two years because of these doping rule violations .
Personal bests
- 1500 m: 4: 08.44 min, June 9, 2002, Bucharest Bucuresti
- Hall: 4: 14.76 min, March 4, 2003, Peania
- 3000 m (Halle): 9: 01.47 min, February 15, 2003, Leipzig
Web links
- Maria Tsirba in the database of World Athletics (English)
Footnotes
- ↑ gbrathletics: Greek Championships
- ↑ gbrathletics: Greek Indoor Championships
- ^ IAAF: Athletes Sanctioned for a Doping Offence Committed During 2003 ( Memento from October 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tsirba, Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tsírba, María; Τσίρμπα, Μαρία (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek middle and long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1979 |