Surita Febbraio
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Surita Febbraio is a South Africa
n hurdler
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She won a silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games
in Johannesburg, finished eighth at the 2003 World Championships
in Paris, won the 2004 African Championships
in Brazzaville and finished eighth at the 2005 World Athletics Final
in Monaco.
Her personal best time is 54.05 seconds, achieved in April 2003 in Pretoria
.
In 2006 Febbraio was found guilty of testosterone
doping. The sample containing the banned substance was delivered on December 13 2005 in an out-of-competition test in South Africa. She received an IAAF suspension from March 2006 to March 2008.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n hurdler
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...
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She won a silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games
1999 All-Africa Games
The 7th All-Africa Games were held from September 10, 1999 to September 19, 1999 in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. 53 countries participated in eighteen sports. Netball was included as a demonstration sport....
in Johannesburg, finished eighth at the 2003 World Championships
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
in Paris, won the 2004 African Championships
2004 African Championships in Athletics
The 14th African Championships in Athletics were held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo in July, 2004. Since African Championships is a biennial event, this edition was contested only a month before 2004 Summer Olympics. Thus some top athletes shunned the event...
in Brazzaville and finished eighth at the 2005 World Athletics Final
2005 IAAF World Athletics Final
The 3rd IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Stade Louis II, in Monte Carlo, Monaco on September 9, and September 10, 2005.The hammer throw event for men and women had to take place in Szombathely, Hungary on September 3 as the Monaco stadium was not large enough to hold the event.- Medal...
in Monaco.
Her personal best time is 54.05 seconds, achieved in April 2003 in Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
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In 2006 Febbraio was found guilty of testosterone
Testosterone
Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group and is found in mammals, reptiles, birds, and other vertebrates. In mammals, testosterone is primarily secreted in the testes of males and the ovaries of females, although small amounts are also secreted by the adrenal glands...
doping. The sample containing the banned substance was delivered on December 13 2005 in an out-of-competition test in South Africa. She received an IAAF suspension from March 2006 to March 2008.