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Olena Antonova

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Olena Antonova
Personal information
Full nameOlena Anatolyevna Antonova
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1972-06-16) 16 June 1972 (age 52)
Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and Field
EventDiscus Throw
ClubZS-Ukraina Nikopol
Achievements and titles
Personal best67.30 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Discus throw
European Throwing Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Nice Discus throw

Olena Anatolyevna Antonova (Ukrainian: Олена Анатольевна Антонова; born 16 June 1972) is a Ukrainian former discus thrower. She was born in Nikopol.

Career

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Antonova's personal best throw is 67.30 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Kyiv. She won the bronze medal in Women's discus throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[1] upgraded to silver later.

Already in retirement, Antonova was suspended from competition for two years in July 2013, after a re-tested doping sample from the 2009 world championships proved positive for stanozolol.[2]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1991 European Junior Championships Thessaloniki, Greece 3rd 54.30 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 29th 57.92 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th 60.26 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 7th 63.61 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 13th 60.73 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 16th 58.55 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 4th 65.90 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 4th 63.04 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 4th 65.75 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 4th 62.71 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th 59.37 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th 56.57 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 5th 62.41 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 2nd 62.59 m

References

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  1. ^ "Stephanie Brown Trafton whirls to Discus gold". Beijing 2008. 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
  2. ^ IAAF: Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 30.04.14