Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Kostetskaya (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Костецкая; born December 31, 1986) is a Russian track athlete. She came fifth in the 800 m final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics,^[1] but was later disqualified for doping.^[2]

Kostetskaya met Australian pole vaulter Steve Hooker at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and married him in 2012.^[2] They have three sons and live in Melbourne, Australia.^[2][3]

Doping

IAAF announced 28 July 2014, that Kostetskaya was sanctioned for doping after her biological passport had showed abnormalities.^[4] The two-year ban ended 20 January 2015.^[4]

International competitions

Representing  Russia

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2003	European Junior Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	400 m hurdles	57.52
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.48
	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	2nd	400 m hurdles	58.37
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	1st	400 m hurdles	55.55
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.03
2005	European Junior Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	2nd	400 m hurdles	55.89
	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	11th (sf)	400 m hurdles	57.58
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	2nd	800 m	1:59.52
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	8th (sf)	800 m	1:58.33
2009	European Team Championships	Leiria, Portugal	2nd	800 m	1:59.43
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	5th DSQ[4]	800 m	1:57.82
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	9th DSQ[4]	1500 m	4:12.90