Tatyana Romanovna Lebedeva (, born 21 July 1976) is a Russian track and field athlete who competes in both the long jump and triple jump events. She is one of the most successful athletes in the disciplines, having won gold medals at Olympic, world and European levels. She has a long jump best of 7.33 m and held the then indoor world record mark of 15.36 m in the triple jump. In 2017 she was banned for doping.

Career Her first successes came in the triple jump in 2000, when she won European Indoor gold medal and a silver at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She became the World Champion the following year in addition to a silver medal at the world indoors. After retaining her triple jump title at the 2003 World Championships, she decided to take up the long jump as well. The move paid dividends: she broke the indoor world record in the triple jump at the 2004 World Indoor Championships and won a second gold in the long jump with a mark of 15.36. She won her first Olympic gold medal in the long jump event at the 2004 Athens Olympics and also won the bronze in the triple jump competition.. ABC (7 March 2004). Retrieved on 2010-03-18.

In 2005, she missed the World Championships due to injury, but became the sole winner of the IAAF Golden League jackpot, a bonus of US$1 million awarded to athletes who win their event at each of six designated European summer meets. That year, she concentrated on the triple jump.

Lebedeva excelled at the 2005 IAAF Golden League, receiving the entire jackpot prize of US$1 million. She became European champion for the first time with a win at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in the triple jump. Lebedeva reached the podium twice at the 2007 World Championships taking long jump gold and triple jump silver.

She won the long jump silver medal at the 2009 World Championships (her eighth medal on the world podium), although she could not match this form in the triple jump.

On 25 January 2017, the International Olympic Committee sanctioned Lebedeva for doping at the 2008 Olympic Games, as a result she lost her silver medals for both the long jump and triple jump events in that Games. Lebedeva appealed the IOC's decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, however on 26 July 2018, the IOC's decision was upheld.

Personal life In September 2002, Lebedeva and her husband Nikolay Matveev had their first daughter, Anastasiya. She announced that she was pregnant for a second time in 2010 (choosing to skip the 2011 season),Russia’s Zarudneva and Lebedeva have plenty to celebrate . European Athletics (30 November 2010). Retrieved on 2010-12-01. and gave birth to a second daughter (Aleksandra) in November.Tatyana Lebedeva set to return to action in January . European Athletics (8 November 2011). Retrieved on 2011-12-01.

Personal bests Type Event Best Location Date NotesOutdoor Long jump 7.33 m Tula, Russia 31 July 2004 8th of all time Triple jump 15.34 m Heraklion, Greece 4 July 2004 3rd of all timeIndoor Long jump 6.98 m Budapest, Hungary 7 March 2004 Triple jump 15.36 m Budapest, Hungary 6 March 2004 All information taken from IAAF profile.

International competitions 1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal10thLong jump6.22 mwind: +1.9 m/s3rdTriple jump13.62 mwind: +0.7 m/s1998 IAAF World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa2nd Triple jump 14.36 m Goodwill Games New York City, United States2nd Triple jump14.14 m European Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th Triple jump 14.25 m1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 4th Triple jump 14.55 m Grand Prix Final Munich, Germany3rd Triple jump 14.66 m2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia2nd Triple jump 15.00 m European Cup Gateshead, United Kingdom1st Triple jump14.98 m European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium1st Triple jump 14.68 m 2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada1st Triple jump 15.25 m World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal2nd Triple jump 14.85m Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia1st Triple jump14.58 m European Cup Bremen, Germany1st Triple jump14.89 m 2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 9th (q2) Triple jump 14.09 m World Championships Paris, France1st Triple jump 15.18 m World Athletics Final Monaco1st Triple jump 15.13 m 2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece3rd Triple jump 15.14 m1st Long jump 7.07 m World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary1st Triple jump 15.36 m1st Long jump 6.98 m World Athletics Final Monaco2nd Triple jump 14.96 m 2005 IAAF Golden League Various1st Triple jump Won US$1 million jackpot 2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden1st Triple jump 15.15 m 2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan1st Long jump 7.03 m2nd Triple jump 15.07 m 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, ChinaDSQ (2nd)Long jump 7.03 mDSQ (2nd) Triple jump 15.32 m 2009 World Championships Berlin, GermanyDSQ (6th)Triple jump 14.37 mDSQ (2nd)Long jump6.97 m 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 10th Triple jump14.11 m

National titles Russian Athletics ChampionshipsRussian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-09. Long jump: 2004 Triple jump: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Russian Indoor Athletics ChampionshipsRussian Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-09. Long jump: 2004 Triple jump: 2000, 2001, 2003

See also List of doping cases in athletics List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women) List of 2000 Summer Olympics medal winners List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners List of stripped Olympic medals List of medal sweeps in Olympic athletics List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women) List of medal sweeps at the World Athletics Championships List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women) List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women) List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women) List of Russian sportspeople Long jump at the Olympics Triple jump at the Olympics Russia at the World Athletics Championships Doping at the Olympic Games Doping in Russia

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Focus on Athletes – in-depth IAAF article