Vasiliy Yershov (15 August 1949 – 6 November 2000)Biography of Vasiliy Yershov
was a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er who competed in the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

for

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

. Yershov tested positive for

anabolic steroids Anabolic steroids, also known more properly as anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), are steroidal androgens that include natural androgens like testosterone as well as synthetic androgens that are structurally related and have similar effects t ...

at the

1978 European Athletics Championships The 12th European Athletics Championships were held from 29 August to 3 September 1978 in the Stadion Evžena Rošického in Prague, the capital city of Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic). Contemporaneous reports on the event were given i ...

and was subsequently banned from sport for 18 months."Fire av fem var russere", Aftenposten 6 November 1978, p.2, 2nd section.

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1949 births 2000 deaths Doping cases in athletics Soviet sportspeople in doping cases Ukrainian sportspeople in doping cases Ukrainian male javelin throwers Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Soviet male javelin throwers Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub