Anna Avdeyeva Explained

Birth Date:6 April 1985
Birth Place:Orenburg, Soviet Union
Weight:1000NaN0
Sport:Athletics
Event:Shot Put
Updated:6 August 2012

Anna Mikhailovna Avdeyeva (Russian: Анна Микайовна Авдеева; also known as Anna Avdeeva, born 6 April 1985 in Orenburg) is a Russian shot putter. She was fifth at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and improved to fourth at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. 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. 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.[1]

International competitions

2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica8thShot put15.83 m
2003European Junior ChampionshipsTampere, Finland1stShot put16.71 m
2004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy2ndShot put17.13 m
2005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany6thShot put16.52 m
Universiadeİzmir, Turkey8thShot put16.18 m
2007European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary3rdShot put17.47 m
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan14th (q)Shot put18.19 m
2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain12th (q)Shot put17.79 m
2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy6thShot put17.96 m
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany5thShot put19.66 m
2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2ndShot put19.47 mOriginally 4th before Nadzeya Astapchuk and Natallia Mikhnevich's disqualifications
European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spainbgcolor=gold1stShot put19.39 mOriginally 3rd before Nadzeya Astapchuk and Natallia Mikhnevich's disqualifications
2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France1stShot put18.70 m
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea6thShot put19.54 mOriginally 7th before Nadzeya Astapchuk's disqualification
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom24th (q)Shot put17.47 m

National titles

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=497edabd-8579-4e00-bc20-af8b528106ba.pdf Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 21.05.14