Yekaterina Sharmina Explained

Yekaterina Mikhaylovna Sharmina (née Martynova; Russian: Екатерина Михайловна Мартынова; born August 6, 1986, in Bryansk)[1] is a Russian runner who specializes in the middle-distance events.

She is coached by Svetlana Pleskach-Styrkina, who also coaches Yekaterina Kostetskaya.[2]

Doping

In November 2016, after athlete biological passport (ABP) analysis indicated blood doping, the Court of Arbitration for Sport decided to void Sharmina's results between June 17, 2011, and August 5, 2015, and to ban her from competition for three years, beginning on December 7, 2015. As a result, she will be stripped of her 1,500m Universiade title from Kazan.[3]

Achievements

Representing
2003World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada4th800 m2:05.62
2004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy7th (sf)800m2:06.16
2005European Junior ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania2nd1500 m4:15.46
2007European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary7th800m2:03.50
2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France3rd1500 m4:14.16Void
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea9th (sf)1500 m4:08.67Void
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom33rd (h)1500 m4:13.86Void
2013UniversiadeKazan, Russiabgcolor=gold1st1500 m4:05.49Void
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia6th1500 m4:05.49

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214632/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/yekaterina-martynova-1.html Yekaterina Martynova
  2. http://eng.rusathletics.com/sbo/coaches/athletes.6884.htm Pleskach-Styrkina Svetlana
  3. Web site: Russian heptathlete Chernova stripped of world title and Olympic bronze for doping . insidethegames . November 29, 2016. November 30, 2016.