Olga Zabelinskaya
former Russian road cyclist, olympic medal winner
Olga Sergeyevna Zabelinskaya (also transliterated Zabelinskaia; Ольга Серге́евна Забелинская; born 10 May 1980) is a Russian-born Uzbekistani professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's Continental Team Tashkent City Women Professional Cycling Team. While competing for Russia, she won three Olympic medals, before changing allegiances to Uzbekistan in 2018.
Career
Born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Zabelinskaya twice became the junior world champion in 1997, in road and track individual races. She missed the 2004 Olympics because she was having a baby. In 2006, Zabelinskaya quit competitive cycling, but returned in 2009.
She qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she won bronze medals in both the road race and the time trial. Subsequently, she won a silver medal in the time trial at the 2016 Olympics. She is the first Russian female cyclist to win two Olympic medals in road events.
Doping
In July 2014 it was reported that Zabelinskaya had tested positive for octopamine at an international race in the spring. In February 2016, she accepted an 18-month ban, which she already served and which expired in September 2015.
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