Marharyta Tverdokhlib (Ukrainian: Маргарита Твердохліб; born 2 June 1991 in Poltava) 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 |
External links
- Marharyta Tverdokhlib at World Athletics
- Profile at Sports-Reference.com
References
- ^ IOC SANCTIONS 12 ATHLETES FOR FAILING ANTI-DOPING TEST AT LONDON 2012 olympic.org
- ^ "6 track athletes handed doping bans after Olympic retests". 31 May 2017.
- ^ No mark in the final
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