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Jolanda Batagelj (previously known as Jolanda Čeplak pronounced (help·info) until 2002, born Jolanda Steblovnik on September 12, 1976) is a Slovenian middle distance athlete. She was born in Celje and lived in Velenje until briefly moving to Monaco. She has lived in Celje since.

Jolanda Čeplak

Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Slovenia
Olympic Games
	2004 Athens	800 m
World Indoor Championships
	2004 Budapest	800 m
European Championships
	2002 Munich	800 m
European Indoor Championships
	2002 Vienna	800 m
	2007 Birmingham	800 m

Running career

In her early career, she did not specialise, and ran at many distances. She later settled on the 800 metres where she found relative success on the IAAF Golden League circuit, despite having to compete against Maria de Lurdes Mutola, who went unbeaten at all major championships from 1999 until the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Her most successful season was 2002. On March 2 at the European Indoor Championships in Vienna she beat local favourite Stephanie Graf and set the indoor world record at 1:55.82. In the same year at the European Championships in Munich she became the European champion.

At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Čeplak finished very strongly in the 800 m but could not quite catch winner Kelly Holmes and finished with exactly the same time as Hasna Benhassi. A photo-finish showed her in third-place, winning the bronze medal.

PED use and suspension

On 18 June 2007, Čeplak tested positive on erythropoietin. On 26 July, IAAF announced that the B test confirmed the result of the A test.[1] Čeplak said that she has never taken any illegal substances and would try to prove her innocence with all means possible.[2] She received a two-year suspension, and returned to competition in July 2009.[3]

Personal life

After a divorce from Aleš Čeplak in 2007, she married a triple jumper Andrej Batagelj from Nova Gorica in 2009. They live in Celje.

Major achievements

• 2002
  • European Indoor Championships – Vienna, Austria.
    • 800 m gold medal and world record
  • European Championships – Munich, Germany.
    • 800 m gold medal
  • IAAF World Cup - Madrid, Spain.
    • 800 m bronze medal
  • European Cup B League Final – Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.
    • 800 m gold medal
• 2003
  • European Cup B League Final – Velenje, Slovenia.
    • 800 m gold medal
• 2004
  • 2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece.
    • 800 m bronze medal
  • World Indoor Championships – Budapest, Hungary.
    • 800 m silver medal
• 2007
  • European Indoor Championships – Birmingham, England.
    • 800 m bronze medal

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

External links

• Official Website
• Jolanda Čeplak at World Athletics

Records
Preceded by Christine Wachtel	Women's 800 m Indoor World Record Holder March 3, 2002 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

На других языках

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- [en] Jolanda Čeplak

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[fr] Jolanda Čeplak

Jolanda Ceplak (née Jolanda Steblovnik le 12 septembre 1976 à Celje) est une athlète slovène.

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[it] Jolanda Čeplak

Jolanda Čeplak, nata Jolanda Steblovnik (.mw-parser-output .audiolink a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png")center left no-repeat!important;padding-left:16px!important;padding-right:0!important}pronuncia[?·info]; Celje, 12 settembre 1976), è una mezzofondista slovena.

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[ru] Чеплак, Иоланда

Иоланда Чеплак — словенская легкоатлетка, которая специализировалась в беге на 800 метров. Бронзовая призёрка олимпийских игр 2004 года с результатом 1.56,43. Серебряная призёрка чемпионата мира в помещении 2004 года. Действующая рекордсменка мира на дистанции 800 метров в помещении — 1.55,82.

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