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Oldest gold medallist at an IAAF World Athletics Championships (female)

Oldest gold medallist at an IAAF World Athletics Championships (female)
Who
Ellina Zvereva
What
40:268 year(s):day(s)
Where
Canada (Edmonton)
When
11 August 2001

Ellina Zvereva (Belarus, b. 16 November 1960) won the women’s discus at the 2001 IAAF World Athletics Championships on 11 August 2001 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, aged 40 years 268 days. She was awarded gold when the original winner Natalya Sadova subsequently tested positive for caffeine.