Zhanna Pintusevich-Block

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Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Competitor for Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
World Championships
Gold 1997 Athens 200 m
Gold 2001 Edmonton 100 m
Silver 1997 Athens 100 m
Silver 2003 Paris 100 m
European Championships
Silver 1994 Helsinki 100 m
Silver 1994 Helsinki 200 m

Zhanna Pintusevich-Block (née Tarnopolskaya) (Ukrainian: Жанна Пінтусевич-Блок; born July 6, 1972) is a sprinter who has competed in the Olympic Games.

She was born in in Nizhyn, Ukraine. Her 100m personal best time of 10.82s was set in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on August 6, 2001. She is Jewish and since 1999 has been married to her American coach Mark Block.[1]

Block was identified by Victor Conte as having taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs supplied by Conte in the BALCO scandal. [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ From Kiev, With Speed.
  2. ^ Block Named on Balco Supply List.
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