Vitaliy Shafar
_-_London_2012_Mens_Marathon_(cropped).jpg) Shafar in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 27, 1982 |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
Vitaliy Shafar or Vitalii Shafar (Ukrainian: Віталій Шафар, born 27 January 1982 in Lutsk) is a Ukrainian long-distance runner.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's marathon, finishing in 29th place. He finished fourth in the 2014 Boston Marathon and tenth at the 2015 Boston Marathon.
He won the Macau Marathon in 2015 in 2:14.44 and set a personal best of 2:09:53 hours for the marathon at the 2014 Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
Served a 3 year doping ban in 2017 that retroactively disqualified performances since 2014 due to AIU doping violations(biological passport). This suspension ended on August 31, 2020.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Vitaliy Shafar". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2013-04-05. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
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