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Mariya Ryemyen

b. 1987

Ukrainian sprinter

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About Mariya Ryemyen

Born 1987. Mariya Ryemyen is a Ukrainian sprinter and athletics competitor.

Mariya Ryemyen (; born 2 August 1987, Makiivka ) is a Ukrainian sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres. Ryemyen was part (with Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Olesya Povh and Yelizaveta Bryzhina) of the Ukrainian women's 4 × 100 m that won gold during the 2010 European Athletics with 42.29 – the fastest time in the world that year.

Career She finished seventh at the 2009 European U23 Championships. She also competed at the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.

In the 4 × 100 metres relay she competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. At the 2009 European U23 Championships the Ukrainian team failed to finish the race.

Her personal best times are 7.15 seconds in the 60 metres (indoor), achieved in March 2011 in Paris; and 11.27 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2011 in Montreuil-sous-Bois. At the 2012 Olympics Maria represented the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the sports club "Ukraina". At the 2012 Olympic Games in London she and her teammates Olesya Povh, Hrystyna Stuy and Yelizaveta Bryzghina took the bronze medals in the 4 × 100 metres relay by setting a new national record.

She served a two-year doping ban for the use of a prohibited substance, methandienone. The ban lasted from 10 January 2014 to 2 March 2016.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Donbas State Pedagogical University
Awards
Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class; Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mariya Ryemyen?

Ukrainian sprinter

When was Mariya Ryemyen born?

Mariya Ryemyen was born on 2 August 1987 in Makiivka.

What is Mariya Ryemyen's occupation?

Mariya Ryemyen is a sprinter and athletics competitor.

What nationality is Mariya Ryemyen?

Mariya Ryemyen is Ukrainian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mariya Ryemyen

· Wikidata: Q242445

· DBpedia: Mariya Ryemyen

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