Yekaterina Mikhaylovna Sharmina (née Martynova; russian: Екатерина Михайловна Мартынова; born August 6, 1986, in

Bryansk Bryansk ( rus, Брянск, p=brʲansk) is a city and the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast, Russia, situated on the River Desna, southwest of Moscow. Population: Geography Urban layout The location of the settlement was originally ass ...

) is a Russian runner who specializes in the middle-distance events. She is coached by Svetlana Pleskach-Styrkina, who also coaches

Yekaterina Kostetskaya Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Kostetskaya (russian: Екатерина Александровна Костецкая; born December 31, 1986) is a Russian track athlete. She came fifth in the 800 m final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, b ...

Doping

In November 2016, after athlete biological passport (ABP) analysis indicated

blood doping Blood doping is a form of doping in which the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream is boosted in order to enhance athletic performance. Because such blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to the muscles, a higher concentration in the bl ...

, the

Court of Arbitration for Sport The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; french: Tribunal arbitral du sport, ''TAS'') is an international body established in 1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland and its co ...

decided to void Sharmina's results between June 17, 2011, and August 5, 2015, and to ban her from competition for three years, beginning on December 7, 2015. As a result, she will be stripped of her 1,500m Universiade title from Kazan.

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Rus Athletics profile
1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Bryansk Russian female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Russia Russian sportspeople in doping cases World Athletics indoor record holders (relay) {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub