Nataliya Tobias
Nataliya Tobias at the 2015 European Team Championships | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
| Representing Ukraine | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 2008 Beijing | 1500 m | |
| European Team Championships | ||
| 2011 Stockholm | 3000 m | |
| European Indoor Cup | ||
| 2006 Liévin | 1500 m | |
| Universiade | ||
| 2003 Daegu | 1500 m | |
| European U23 Championships | ||
| 2001 Amsterdam | 4x400 m relay | |
Nataliya Viktorivna Tobias (Ukrainian: Наталія Вікторівна Тобіас, née Sydorenko (Сидоренко); born 22 November 1980 in Serov, Soviet Union) is a female former middle-distance runner from Ukraine, who specialized in the 1500 metres. She holds personal bests of 4:01.78 minutes for the 1500 m, 2:02.31 minutes for the 800 metres, and 8:51.32 minutes for the 3000 metres.
Tobias represented her country at the Olympics twice, including a 1500 m bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She also competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2011, and was the 1500 m gold medallist at the 2003 Summer Universiade. During her career, she won Ukrainian national titles in five different events.
She graduated from the Donetsk State University of Management. In 2008, she was awarded the Order of Princess Olga, 3rd degree.
Tobias received a two-year ban in 2012 for testing positive for testosterone at the 2011 World Athletics Championships.