About Vita Pavlysh
Born 1969. Vita Pavlysh is a Ukrainian and Russian athletics competitor.
Viktoriya Anatoliïvna Pavlysh (; born 15 January 1969 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a former Ukrainian track and field athlete who specialized in the shot put.
Pavlysh was stripped of her 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships gold medal after she had tested positive for anabolic steroid stanozolol at the event in Maebashi, Japan. She claimed that she may have taken the drug to aid her recovery from injury. For this offence she received a two-year ban.
Five years later at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Budapest, Hungary she won the title again only to fail the drug test for the same reason. She was again stripped of her title and banned from athletics for life.
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Who is Vita Pavlysh?
Ukrainian shot putter
When was Vita Pavlysh born?
Vita Pavlysh was born on 15 January 1969 in Kharkiv.
What is Vita Pavlysh's occupation?
Vita Pavlysh is an athletics competitor.
What nationality is Vita Pavlysh?
Vita Pavlysh is Ukrainian and Russian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vita Pavlysh. https://biography.guide/vita-pavlysh/
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