Anna Mikhailovna Avdeyeva (russian: Анна Микайовна Авдеева; also known as Anna Avdeeva, born 6 April 1985 in

Orenburg Orenburg (russian: Оренбу́рг, ), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Ural River, southeast of Moscow. Orenburg is also very close to the Kazakhstan-Russia bor ...

) is a Russian

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter. She was fifth at the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

and improved to fourth at the

2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010. Bidding and organisation Th ...

. Her personal best throw is 20.07 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Cheboksary. She finished eighth at the 2002 World Junior Championships, won the silver medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships and finished eighth at the

2005 Summer Universiade The 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIII Summer Universiade, took place in İzmir, Turkey, in August. Emblem The emblem is the letter “U”, inspired by the bird's-eye view of the Gulf of İzmir. This shape has perfectly fit the lett ...

. She also competed at the 2007 World Championships without reaching the finals. Avdeyeva failed an out-of-competition doping test in July 2013 and was given a two-year ban from competitive athletics.Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 21.05.14
IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-06-03.

International competitions

National titles

Russian Athletics Championships The Russian Athletics Championships (russian: Чемпионат России по лёгкой атлетике) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF), which serves as the Russian ...

**Shot put:

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References

* 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Orenburg Russian female shot putters Olympic female shot putters Olympic athletes for Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists European Athletics Championships winners European Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Indoor Championships winners Russian Athletics Championships winners Doping cases in athletics Russian sportspeople in doping cases 20th-century Russian women 21st-century Russian sportswomen {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub

International competitions

National titles

See also

References