Mariya Yakovenko (russian: Мария Яковенко; born 6 January 1982 in

Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern ...

) is a female

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er from

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. Her personal best throw is 62.23 metres, achieved in August 2007 in

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. She competed at the World Championships in

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and

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as well as the

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, but without reaching the final. Vakovenko tested positive for

Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone 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 (dehy ...

(Oral Turinabol) 19 February 2013 and was subsequently banned for two years, ending 7 August 2015.IAAF
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International competitions

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International competitions

See also

References