Olga Ryabinkina Explained

Olga Sergeyevna Ryabinkina (Russian: Ольга Серге́евна Рябинкина; born 24 September 1976 in Bryansk) is a female shot putter from Russia.

She finished tenth at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she failed to progress from the initial round.

In 2005, she achieved a personal best throw with 19.65 metres and won bronze at the European Indoor Championships and silver at the World Championships. Eight years later she was pronounced 2005 World champion when a retest of Nadzeya Astapchuk's doping sample revealed that she had been doping.[1]

In 2006, she won the bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships, finished fourth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and second at the World Cup, the latter in a season best of 19.54 metres.

International competitions

1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal9thShot put15.31 m
1995European Junior ChampionshipsNyíregyháza, Hungary3rdShot put16.55 m
1997European U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland4thShot put17.56 m
4thDiscus throw56.06 m
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia10thShot put17.85 m
2003World ChampionshipsParis, France16th (q)Shot put17.74 m
2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece12th (q)Shot put18.00 m
2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain3rdShot put18.83 m
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland1stShot put19.64 m
2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia3rdShot put19.24 m
European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4thShot put19.02 m
2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom3rdShot put18.16 m

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Revision of results following sanctions of Tsikhan and Ostapchuk. 27 April 2014. iaaf.org. IAAF. 29 July 2014.