Natalya Petrovna Artyomova (russian: Наталья Петровна Артёмова; born January 5, 1963, in

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) is a retired

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from

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, who was one of the leading athletes in the women's

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and

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during the 1980s. On July 4, 1992, traces of a banned steroid were allegedly found in her urine sample. She was banned by track's world governing body

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pending a hearing.

International competitions

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