Yekaterina Puzanova (born 1 January 1979) is a Russian middle distance runner.
She won the
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...
at the
2002 European Indoor Athletics Championships
The 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from Friday, 1 March to Sunday, 3 March 2002 in Vienna, the capital city of Austria. This was the last edition to be held in an even year to avoid it occurring in the same year as the out ...
in
Vienna. At the
2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK from 14 to 16 March 2003. It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK. There were a total number of 589 participat ...
she finished sixth in
800 metres, but was tested positive for
Norandrosterone and
Androstenedione
Androstenedione, or 4-androstenedione (abbreviated as A4 or Δ4-dione), also known as androst-4-ene-3,17-dione, is an endogenous weak androgen steroid hormone and intermediate in the biosynthesis of estrone and of testosterone from dehydroepia ...
and disqualified.
Because of this doping offence she was suspended by the IAAF from May 2003 to May 2005.
She has not competed at the elite level since.
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Russian female middle-distance runners
Russian sportspeople in doping cases
Doping cases in athletics
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