Ellina Zvereva

Ellina Zvereva

Personal information
Native name	Эліна Зверава
Full name	Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva
Nationality	Soviet Belarusian
Born	November 16, 1960 (1960-11-16) (age 56) Dolgoprudny, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union (1984–1991)  Belarus (1993–2009)
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	71.58 m (1988)
Medal record Representing  Belarus Women's athletics Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Discus 1996 Atlanta Discus World Championships 1995 Gothenburg Discus 2001 Edmonton Discus 1997 Athens Discus European Championships 1994 Helsinki Discus

Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva (Belarusian: Эліна Зверава; born November 16, 1960 in Dolgoprudny) is a Belarusian discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She became world champion in 1995, and again in 2001 after the disqualification of Natalya Sadova.

Her personal best is 71.58m.

In 1992 she tested positive for anabolic steroids.

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