Yevgeniya Kolodko

Yevgeniya Kolodko
Yevgeniya Kolodko at the 2011 U23 European Championship in Ostrava
Personal information
Born (1990-07-22) 22 July 1990 (age 34)
Neryungri, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWomen's athletics
EventShot put
Medal record
Olympic Games
Disqualified 2012 London Shot put
European Championships
Disqualified 2014 Zürich Shot put
European Indoors Championships
Disqualified 2013 Gothenburg Shot put

Yevgeniya Nikolayevna Kolodko (Russian: Евгения Николаевна Колодко; born 22 July 1990) is a retired Russian shot putter.

Career

Kolodko was initially awarded the bronze medal in the shot put competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, upgraded to silver on the disqualification of Nadzeya Ostapchuk, after recording her personal best of 20.48 m.[1][2] In 2016, she was stripped of the medal after reanalysis of her samples from the event resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substances turinabol and ipamorelin.[3]

Kolodko won silver medals at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg (disqualified in 2017) and at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich (disqualified in 2023).

Personal life

Kolodko was born on 22 July 1990 in Neryungri, Siberia. In September 2015, she married the Canadian shot putter Dylan Armstrong, whom she had dated since 2012.[4]

International competitions

Representing  Russia
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 9th Shot put 14.50 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st Shot put 18.87 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 5th Shot put 19.78 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 7th Shot put 18.57 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom DQ (3rd) Shot put 20.48 m Doping
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden DQ (2nd) Shot put 19.04 m Doping
World Championships Moscow, Russia DQ (5th) Shot put 19.81 m Doping
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland DQ (4th) Shot put 19.11 m Doping
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland DQ (2nd) Shot put 19.39 m Doping

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Women's Shot Put". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. ^ Yevgeniya Kolodko. sports-reference.com.
  3. ^ "IOC sanctions Evgeniia Kolodko for failing anti-doping test at London 2012". Olympic News. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Canadian Olympian's wife caught in latest Russian doping scandal: report". CBC Sports. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2019.