Mariya Bespalova

Mariya Bespalova
Mariya Bespalova at the 2012 London Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1986-05-21) May 21, 1986 (age 38)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Russia
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best76.72 m (2012)

Mariya Aleksandrovna Bespalova (Russian: Мария Апександровна Беспалова; born 21 May 1986 in Leningrad) is a Russian hammer thrower.[1][2] She competed in the hammer throw event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] On 30 March 2017, her 2012 Olympic results were annulled, after her second probe tested positive for banned substances.[4]

In 2015, Bespalova was suspended for four years after she failed a drug test for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone doping.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics - Mariya Bespalova : Russian Federation, Athletics". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. ^ Sports Reference profile
  3. ^ London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "IOC disqualifies four Russians from London Olympics over doping". Thomson Reuters. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  5. ^ Olympic hammer thrower Maria Bespalova tests positive nzherald.co.nz, Oct 28, 2015
  6. ^ Дисквалификация rusathletics.com, 5. November 2015