Igor Vinichenko Explained

Igor Alekseyevich Vinichenko (Russian: Игорь Алексеевич Виниченко; born 21 April 1984) is a male hammer thrower from Russia. His personal best throw is 80.00 metres, achieved in February 2007 in Adler. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.

Doping

Vinichenko tested positive for Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (Oral Turinabol) on 27 February 2013 and was subsequently banned for two years, ending 12 March 2015.^[1]

International competitions

2007		Bangkok, Thailand	3rd	73.94 m
2008		Beijing, China	22nd (q)	72.05 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	12th	NM
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	8th	74.32 m
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	13th	65.78 m

See also

• List of doping cases in athletics

Notes and References

1. IAAF: List of athletes currently serving a period of ineligibility as a result of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under IAAF Rules