Yekaterina Khoroshikh (russian: Екатерина Хороших; born 21 January 1983 in
Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская о́бласть, r=Rostovskaya oblast, p=rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of and a populati ...
) is a female
hammer throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...
er from
Russia
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. Her personal best is 76.63 metres, achieved in June 2006 in
Zhukovsky.
Doping ban
Khoroshikh tested positive for 6α-methylandrostendione in May 2007 and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sports
[Associated Press]
Report: Russian hammer thrower Gulfia Khanafeyeva fails doping test
espn.com, 17 January 2008
Achievements
See also
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List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
The following is an incomplete list of sportspeople who have been involved in doping offences. It contains those who have been found to have, or have admitted to having, taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs, prohibited recreational drugs or ...
References
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1983 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Rostov Oblast
Russian female hammer throwers
Doping cases in athletics
Russian sportspeople in doping cases
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