Mariya Bespalova Explained

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Birth Date:21 May 1986
Birth Place:Leningrad, Soviet Union
Weight:85kg (187lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Hammer throw
Pb:76.72 m (2012)

Mariya Aleksandrovna Bespalova (Russian: Мария Апександровна Беспалова; born 21 May 1986 in Leningrad) is a Russian hammer thrower.[1] [2] She competed in the hammer throw event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] On 30 March 2017, her 2012 Olympic results were annulled, after her second probe tested positive for banned substances.[4]

In 2015, Bespalova was suspended for four years after she failed a drug test for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone doping.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics - Mariya Bespalova : Russian Federation, Athletics . BBC Sport . bbc.co.uk . 2012. 4 December 2012.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214638/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/mariya-bespalova-1.html Sports Reference profile
  3. http://www.london2012.com/athlete/bespalova-mariya-1042329/ London 2012 profile
  4. News: IOC disqualifies four Russians from London Olympics over doping. 30 March 2017. Thomson Reuters. 30 March 2017.
  5. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11536270 Olympic hammer thrower Maria Bespalova tests positive nzherald.co.nz, Oct 28, 2015
  6. http://www.rusathletics.com/ant/news.15090.htm Дисквалификация rusathletics.com, 5. November 2015