Alena Matoshka ( be, Алена Матошка; born 23 June 1982) is a
Belarusian
hammer thrower. She competed in the
hammer throw event at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
finishing in 7th place. In 2019 the
IOC
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...
disqualified her from the 2012 Olympic Games for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of her doping sample from 2012.
IOC disqualifiziert drei Sportler nachträglich wegen Dopings
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References
1982 births
Living people
Belarusian female hammer throwers
Belarusian sportspeople in doping cases
Olympic athletes for Belarus
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Doping cases in athletics
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