Irina Ivanovna Tarasova (russian: Ирина Ивановна Тарасова; born 15 April 1987,
Kovrov
Kovrov (russian: Ковро́в) is a city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Klyazma River, a tributary of the Oka. Kovrov's population as of the 2021 Census was 132,417, down from 145,214 recorded in the 2010 Censu ...
) is a Russian
shot putter.
Tarasova's results from the 2012 Olympic Games, where she originally finished ninth, were annulled for doping violation by the
Athletics Integrity Unit The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) was founded by the International Association of Athletics Federations in April 2017 to combat doping in the sport of athletics. The unit functions fully independently from the IAAF. It is currently led by head B ...
in August 2022. All results from July 4, 2012 to July 12, 2016, were cancelled. This also included stripping of the gold (2015) and silver (2014) medals that she won at the European team championships.
International competitions
See also
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References
1987 births
Living people
People from Kovrov
Sportspeople from Vladimir Oblast
Russian female shot putters
Olympic female shot putters
Olympic athletes for Russia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
FISU World University Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia
Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia
European Athletics Championships medalists
Russian Athletics Championships winners
Russian sportspeople in doping cases
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