Anastasiya Kapachinskaya

Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Russian sprint athlete

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Born: November 20, 1979
Age in 2026: 47
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1979

About Anastasiya Kapachinskaya

Anastasiya Alexandrovna Kapachinskaya (Russian: Анастасия Александровна Капачинская; born November 20, 1979) is a Russian former sprint athlete. She was the 2003 World champion in the 200 m. She was disqualified from competitions in 2004 and 2008 due to doping offences. As a result, the bulk of her athletics performances after 2004 have been annulled. Kapachinskaya won the women's 200 m at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. She initially won silver in the 4 × 400 m relay.

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Anastasiya Kapachinskaya timeline

2003Kapachinskaya won the women's 200 m at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris.
2003She was the 2003 World champion in the 200 m.

The world when Anastasiya Kapachinskaya was born

Anastasiya Kapachinskaya was born in 1979. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1979

#1 song"My Sharona" – The Knack
Top movieKramer vs. Kramer
Top TV showLaverne & Shirley
Best-selling bookThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

Headlines and milestones

Major sports moment"Miracle on Ice" (1980 — actually)
Top headlineIran hostage crisis begins
Technology milestoneSony Walkman released — portable music goes mainstream
Defining fadSony Walkman — portable music revolution
Notable inventionSony Walkman
World population4.38 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
Also wonSeattle SuperSonics (NBA)
U.S. population225.1M

1979 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Anastasiya Kapachinskaya's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1979	2026
Gas	$0.86	$3.45/gal
Average home	$62,900	$435,000
Average income	$19,554	$67,500
Minimum wage	$2.90	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$2.51	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.15	$0.73
Population	225.1M	341 million

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