Vera Karmishina-Ganeeva Explained

Birth Date:6 November 1988
Birth Place:Kamyshin, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Fullname:Vera Aleksandrovna Ganeeva
Weight:105kg (231lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Discus
Updated:14 August 2012

Vera Aleksandrovna Ganeeva (Russian: Вера Александровна Ганеева) born 6 November 1988 in Kamyshin) is a Russian athlete. She represented Russia in discus at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] She finished 23rd but was disqualified in 2017 after testing positive for turinabol.[2] She was given a two-year ban.[3] In February 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed her another two-year ban for doping, starting from 2 July 2018.[4]

Achievements

Representing
2007European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlandsbgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw56.16 m
2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuaniabgcolor=silver2ndDiscus throw54.48 m
2011European Cup Winter ThrowingSofia, Bulgaria3rdDiscus throw57.45 m
UniversiadeShenzhen, China4thDiscus throw60.29 m
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdombgcolor=pinkDSQDiscus throw59.90 m
2013UniversiadeKazan, Russiabgcolor=pinkDSQDiscus throw61.26 m
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russiabgcolor=pinkDSQDiscus throw58.37 m

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vera Karmishina-Ganeeva . london2012.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20130601005118/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/karmishina-ganeeva-vera-1016824/ . 1 June 2013 . unfit .
  2. News: Russia stripped of London relay silver for doping . . Yahoo News . 1 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170201172929/https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/34318309/russia-stripped-of-london-relay-silver-for-doping/ . 1 February 2017 . dead . 1 February 2017 . dmy-all .
  3. http://www.tt.com/sport/sportreport/12879330-91/f%C3%BCnf-russen-nach-doping-gest%C3%A4ndnis-f%C3%BCr-zwei-jahre-gesperrt.csp Fünf Russen nach Doping-Geständnis für zwei Jahre gesperrt tt.com 19.04.2017
  4. Web site: Doping bans for 12 Russian athletes including 2012 Olympic champion Ivan Ukhov . BBC Sport . 1 February 2019.