Yelena Anatolyevna Churakova (russian: Елена Анатольевна Чуракова; born December 16, 1986) is a Russian

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete who specialises in the

400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once ...

. She participated in the 2012 Olympics, reaching a semifinal. In January 2013, she tested positive for

testosterone Testosterone is the primary sex hormone and anabolic steroid in males. In humans, testosterone plays a key role in the development of male reproductive tissues such as testes and prostate, as well as promoting secondary sexual characteristi ...

and on April 2 was disqualified for two years.

International competitions

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* 1986 births Living people Russian female hurdlers Olympic athletes of Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia Doping cases in athletics Russian sportspeople in doping cases {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub