Olena Antonova

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

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

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

  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


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