Ekaterina Valeryevna Gnidenko (russian: Екатерина Валерьевна Гниденко; born 11 December 1992 in

Tula Tula may refer to: Geography Antarctica *Tula Mountains *Tula Point India *Tulā, a solar month in the traditional Indian calendar Iran * Tula, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province Italy * Tula, Sardinia, municipality (''comune'') in the pr ...

) is a Russian track cyclist. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, she competed in the Women's sprint but was subsequently found to have been using

turinabol Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone (CDMT; brand name Oral Turinabol), also known as 4-chloro-17β-hydroxy17α-methylandrosta-1,4-dien-3-one, is an anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS). It is the 4-chloro-substituted derivative of metandienone (dehyd ...

a banned product and was disqualified. Gnidenko later appealed her disqualification to the

Court of Arbitration for Sport The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; french: Tribunal arbitral du sport, ''TAS'') is an international body established in 1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland and its co ...

(CAS), seeking to have her disqualification from the 2012 Olympics overturned. On 26 July 2018, the CAS dismissed Gnidenko's appeal, upholding her disqualification.

Career results

;2011 :UEC European U23 Track Championships ::2nd Team Sprint (with

Elena Brejniva Elena Viktorovna Brejniva (russian: Елена Викторовна Брежнива; born 4 January 1990) is a Russian professional racing cyclist. She rode at the 2012, 2014 and 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Career results ;2011 ...

) ::3rd Sprint ;2013 :Grand Prix of Russian Helicopters ::1st Team Sprint (with

Olga Streltsova Olga Alexandrovna Streltsova (russian: Ольга Александровна Стрельцова; born ) is a Russian female track cyclist. She competed at the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. On 29 May 2011 ...

) ::2nd Keirin :2nd Team Sprint, UEC European U23 Track Championships (with

Anastasia Voynova Anastasia Sergeyevna Voynova ( rus, Анастасия Сергеевна Войнова, , ɐnəstɐˈsʲiɪ̯ə ˈvoɪ̯nəvə; born 5 February 1993) is a Russian professional track cyclist. She won the bronze medal in the 500 m time trial ev ...

) ;2014 :Grand Prix of Tula ::1st Sprint ::1st Team Sprint (with

) ::2nd Keirin ::3rd 500m Time Trial :1st Keirin, Grand Prix of Russian Helicopters ;2015 :Grand Prix Minsk ::1st Keirin ::3rd 500m Time Trial :Grand Prix of Tula ::2nd Sprint ::2nd Team Sprint (with

Tatiana Kiseleva Tatiana Kiseleva (born ) is a Russian female track cyclist, representing Russia at international competitions. She competed at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships and 2016 UEC European Track Championships. She won the bronze medal at the ...

) :2nd Keirin, Cottbuser SprintCup :3rd Keirin, UEC European Track Championships ;2016 :Grand Prix Minsk ::1st Keirin ::3rd 500m Time Trial :Memorial of Alexander Lesnikov ::2nd Team Sprint (with

) ::3rd Keirin ::3rd Sprint :Grand Prix of Tula ::2nd Sprint ::2nd Team Sprint (with

)

References

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