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]
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2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Discus throw | 56.16 m |
2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Discus throw | 54.48 m |
2011 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Sofia, Bulgaria | 3rd | Discus throw | 57.45 m | |
Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 4th | Discus throw | 60.29 m | ||
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | bgcolor=pink | DSQ | Discus throw | |
2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | bgcolor=pink | DSQ | Discus throw | |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | bgcolor=pink | DSQ | Discus throw |