| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Olena Anatolyevna Antonova | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1972 Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Discus Throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ZS-Ukraina Nikopol | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 67.30 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ "Stephanie Brown Trafton whirls to Discus gold". Beijing 2008. 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
- ^ IAAF: Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 30.04.14
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