| Olena Antonova | |
| Fullname: | Olena Anatolyevna Antonova |
| Birth Date: | 1972 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height: | 1.80NaN0 |
| Weight: | 95kg (209lb) |
| Club: | ZS-Ukraina Nikopol |
| Pb: | 67.30 metres |
Olena Anatolyevna Antonova (Ukrainian: Олена Анатольевна Антонова; born 16 June 1972) is a Ukrainian former discus thrower. She was born in Nikopol.
Antonova's personal best throw is 67.30 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Kyiv. She won the bronze medal in Women's discus throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[1] upgraded to silver later.
Already in retirement, Antonova was suspended from competition for two years in July 2013, after a re-tested doping sample from the 2009 world championships proved positive for stanozolol.[2]
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | European Junior Championships | Thessaloniki, Greece | 3rd | 54.30 m | ||
| 1996 | Atlanta, United States | 29th | 57.92 m | |||
| 1998 | Budapest, Hungary | 11th | 60.26 m | |||
| 1999 | Seville, Spain | 7th | 63.61 m | |||
| 2000 | Sydney, Australia | 13th | 60.73 m | |||
| 2001 | Edmonton, Canada | 16th | 58.55 m | |||
| 2003 | Paris, France | 4th | 65.90 m | |||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | 4th | 63.04 m | ||||
| 2004 | Athens, Greece | 4th | 65.75 m | |||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | 4th | 62.71 m | ||||
| 2005 | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 59.37 m | |||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | 56.57 m | ||||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 5th | 62.41 m | ||
| 2008 | Beijing, PR China | bgcolor=silver align="center" | 2nd | 62.59 m |