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Natalya Ivanovna Sadova (Russian: Наталья Ивановна Садова, née Koptyukh, born 15 July 1972 in Gorky) is a Russian discus thrower who has competed in many Olympic Games.[1]

Career

She won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens in 2004, as well as bronze at the World Championship in 1997, a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,[2] and placed fourth in 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[3][4] She also competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, immediately after serving a two-year ban for doping,[5] but failed to advance to the final round.[6]

She originally won the gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics,[2] but lost it due to a positive drugs test for caffeine. She was later cleared and let off a suspension, but in May 2006 she tested positive for an anabolic steroid and accepted a ban.[5]

Her best discus throw was 70.02 meters on 23 June 1999, at the Olympic meet in Thessaloniki, Greece.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Natalya SADOVA | Profile | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Sadova wins gold at last". 12 August 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nataliya Sadova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Sadova edges out Kelesidou" BBC Sport. (21 August 2004. Retrieved on 21 August 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Discus champ Sadova banned two years for doping (25 July 2006). ESPN. Retrieved on 21 July 2008.
  6. ^ "Natalia Sadova" ESPN fan guide to the Beijing Olympics.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Women's Discus Best Year Performance
1999
2001
2003
Succeeded by