Irina Tarasova Explained

Birth Date:	15 April 1987
Weight:	115kg (254lb)
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Shot Put
Updated:	6 August 2012

Irina Ivanovna Tarasova (Russian: Ирина Ивановна Тарасова; born 15 April 1987, Kovrov^[1]) is a Russian shot putter.

Tarasova's results from the 2012 Olympic Games, where she originally finished ninth, were annulled for doping violation by the Athletics Integrity Unit in August 2022. All results from July 4, 2012 to July 12, 2016, were cancelled. This also included stripping of the gold (2015) and silver (2014) medals that she won at the European team championships.^[2]

International competitions

2003	European Youth Olympics	Paris, France	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	14.92 m
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	5th	Shot put	16.16 m
2005	European Junior Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	2nd	Shot put	16.53 m
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	3rd	Shot put	17.11 m
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	1st	Shot put	18.26 m
	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	1st	Shot put	17.46 m
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	2nd	Shot put	17.90 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	8th	Shot put	17.17 m
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	1st	Shot put	18.02 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	8th	Shot put	18.54 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	Shot put	18.91 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	(Doping) 7th	Shot put	19.00 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	(Doping) 5th	Shot put	18.31 m
	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	(Doping) 1st	Shot put	18.75 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	(Doping) 7th	Shot put	18.37 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	(Doping) 9th (q)	Shot put	18.11 m
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	(Doping) 6th	Shot put	18.05 m

See also

• List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Irina Tarasova Bio, Stats, and Results . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . 2016-08-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161006093806/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/irina-tarasova-1.html . 2016-10-06 .
2. Web site: The results of the athlete from July 4, 2012 to July 12, 2016 will be canceled.. Вице-чемпионку Европы 2012 года легкоатлетку Тарасову дисквалифицировали на два года . Ivan . Shitik. Sport-express.ru . 14 August 2022. 12 August 2022.