Russian shot putter
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
Representing Russia
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Result
Notes
1994
World Junior Championships
Lisbon , Portugal
9th
Shot put
15.31 m
1995
European Junior Championships
Nyíregyháza , Hungary
3rd
Shot put
16.55 m
1997
European U23 Championships
Turku , Finland
4th
Shot put
17.56 m
4th
Discus throw
56.06 m
2000
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
10th
Shot put
17.85 m
2003
World Championships
Paris , France
16th (q)
Shot put
17.74 m
2004
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
12th (q)
Shot put
18.00 m
2005
European Indoor Championships
Madrid , Spain
3rd
Shot put
18.83 m
World Championships
Helsinki , Finland
1st
Shot put
19.64 m
2006
World Indoor Championships
Moscow , Russia
3rd
Shot put
19.24 m
European Championships
Gothenburg , Sweden
4th
Shot put
19.02 m
2007
European Indoor Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
3rd
Shot put
18.16 m
See also
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