Oksana Khvostenko (Ukrainian: Оксана Хвостенко) (born 27 November 1977 in Chernihiv) is a Ukrainian biathlete. She is a multiple medalist at the World Championships. In 2008 together with Andriy Deryzemlya she won World Team Challenge.
Anti-doping rule violation
Khvostenko tested positive for ephedrine at a post event doping control at the Biathlon World Championships 2011 where the Ukrainian team had finished second in the Women's Relay. The team was later disqualified because of the anti-doping rule violation and Khyostenko received a one-year ban from sport, commencing on 13 March 2011.[1]
Personal life
Since 2001, she is married to Ukrainian biathlete Vyacheslav Derkach.[2]
Career
- World Championships
- 2003 - Silver medal on the relay
- 2008 - Bronze medal, Sprint
- 2008 - Bronze medal, Individual
- 2008 - Silver medal on the relay
References
- ^ "IBU Hearing Panel- Oksana Khvostenko, UKR, 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ^ XSport
- Old IBU profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-03)
- Oksana Khvostenko at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Oksana Khvostenko at IBU BiathlonResults.com
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