Olga Kuzenkova
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| Native name | Ольга Сергеевна Кузенкова | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
4 October 1970 Smolensk, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |
 Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Smolensk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 75.68 m (2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olga Sergeyevna Kuzenkova (Russian: Ольга Серге́евна Кузенкова; born 4 October 1970 in Smolensk) is a Russian athlete, the first woman to throw the hammer more than 70 meters. She has tested positive for doping.
She won gold in the women's hammer throw event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
She trained with Aleksandr Seleznyov.[1]
Doping
In December 2012, her samples from the 2004 Olympics were retested, and she tested positive for anabolic steroids; subsequently she was under investigation by the International Amateur Athletics Federation.[2] In 2013, samples from the 2005 World Championships were retested and Kuzenkova was found to have been doping there as well.[3] In March 2013, she was banned from competitions for two years.[4]
International competitions
All results regarding Hammer.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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| 1997 | Universiade | Sicily, Italy | 2nd | 65.96 m | |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 69.28 m | |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 72.56 m | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 69.77 m | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 70.61 m | |
| Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 2nd | 69.98 m | ||
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 72.94 m | |
| World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | 66.98 m | ||
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 71.71 m | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 1st | 75.02 m | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | dq (1st) | ||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 22nd (q) | 66.56 m | |
| dq = disqualified (q) = qualifying round | |||||
Notes
- ↑ "RusAthletics page" (in Russian). Retrieved 27 April 2007.
- ↑ "Olympic 2004 champion Kuzenkova fails drugs test". The Express Tribune. Reuters. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ↑ "Russia should not hold World Championship - Jade Johnson". BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ↑ Fyodorov, Gennady (2 April 2012). "Kuzenkova and Krivelyova get two-year bans for doping". Reuters. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Mihaela Melinte |
Women's Hammer World Record Holder 5 June 1995 – 3 March 1997 |
Succeeded by Mihaela Melinte |
| Preceded by Mihaela Melinte |
Women's Hammer World Record Holder 11 June 1997 – 13 May 1999 |
Succeeded by Mihaela Melinte |
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