Natalya Artyomova
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Natalya Petrovna Artyomova (russian: Наталья Петровна Артёмова; born January 5, 1963, in
Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...
) is a retired
middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...
from
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, who was one of the leading athletes in the women's
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 ...
and
3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...
during the 1980s. On July 4, 1992, traces of a banned steroid were allegedly found in her urine sample. She was banned by track's world governing body
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pending a hearing.


International competitions


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New York Times
1963 births Living people Doping cases in athletics Russian female middle-distance runners Soviet female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Russian sportspeople in doping cases Sportspeople from Rostov-on-Don World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Universiade bronze medalists for the Soviet Union CIS Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Friendship Games medalists in athletics {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub