Marharyta Tverdokhlib

Marharyta Tverdokhlib (Ukrainian: Маргарита Твердохліб; born 2 June 1991) is a Ukrainian long jumper.

Career

She competed in the long jump event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

In November 2016, it was announced retests of the samples taken from the 2012 Olympics indicated that Tverdokhlib had tested positive for prohibited substances. The IOC Disciplinary Commission disqualified Tverdokhlib from the Olympic Games 2012.[1]

In May 2017, she was disqualified for two years.[2]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ukraine
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 3rd Long jump 6.20 m (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 14th (q) Long jump 6.03 m (wind: -0.4 m/s)
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th (q) Long jump 6.53 m[3]
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom DSQ (26th) Long jump 6.19 m
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland DSQ (9th) Long jump 6.28 m (wind: +1.0 m/s)
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 15th (q) Long jump 6.31 m

References

  1. ^ IOC SANCTIONS 12 ATHLETES FOR FAILING ANTI-DOPING TEST AT LONDON 2012 olympic.org
  2. ^ "6 track athletes handed doping bans after Olympic retests". 31 May 2017.
  3. ^ No mark in the final
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