Tuğçe Şahutoğlu (born May 1, 1988 in

Mersin Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and dis ...

, Turkey) is a Turkish female

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er. The tall athlete at was a member of Beşiktaş J.K. Athletics Team before she transferred to Fenerbahçe Athletics, where she is coached by Muzaffer Tolun. She was a student of physical education at the vocational college of

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. Şahutoğlu began with hammer throw at the age of twelve promoted by her teacher of physical education. She is the holder of records at national level in several age categories. In May 2012, she improved her personal best from 70.09 m achieved in 2011 to 74.17 m breaking the national record that was held by Sviatlana Sudak Torun with 70.74 m set in July 2008 at

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. Tuğçe Şahutoğlu participated in the

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 ...

, where she finished 24th in the qualification round and failed to make the final. Şahutoğlu tested positive for the

anabolic steroid Anabolic steroids, also known more properly as anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), are steroidal androgens that include natural androgens like testosterone (medication), testosterone as well as synthetic androgens that are structurally related ...

Stanozolol Stanozolol (Abbreviation, abbrev. Stz), sold under many brand names, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication derived from dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It is used to treat hereditary angioedema. It was developed by American pharmaceuti ...

in May 2013 and was given a two-year ban from competition. The Turkish Athletics Federation named her in August 2013 as one of 31 Turkish athletes to have been sanctioned for a doping offence in that year. Her period of ineligibility lasted until 7 June 2015.Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 31.10.14

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. Retrieved on 2014-11-30. She competed at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, finishing 10th in her qualifying pool, not reaching the final.

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* * * * 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Mersin Doping cases in athletics Turkish sportspeople in doping cases Turkish female hammer throwers Beşiktaş J.K. athletes Fenerbahçe athletes Olympic athletes for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic female hammer throwers 21st-century Turkish women European Games competitors for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games {{Turkey-athletics-bio-stub