Irina Ivanovna Tarasova (Russian: Ирина Ивановна Тарасова; born 15 April 1987, Kovrov[1]) is a Russian shot putter.

Irina Tarasova
Personal information
Born (1987-04-15) April 15, 1987 (age 37)
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportAthletics
EventShot Put
Updated on 6 August 2012

Tarasova's results from the 2012 Olympic Games, where she originally finished ninth, were annulled for doping violation by the Athletics Integrity Unit in August 2022. All results from July 4, 2012 to July 12, 2016, were cancelled. This also included stripping of the gold (2015) and silver (2014) medals that she won at the European team championships.[2]

International competitions

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Representing   Russia
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
2003 European Youth Olympics Paris, France 1st Shot put 14.92 m
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 5th Shot put 16.16 m
2005 European Junior Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 2nd Shot put 16.53 m
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 3rd Shot put 17.11 m
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 1st Shot put 18.26 m
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 1st Shot put 17.46 m
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 2nd Shot put 17.90 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 8th Shot put 17.17 m
Universiade Shenzhen, China 1st Shot put 18.02 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 8th Shot put 18.54 m
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd Shot put 18.91 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom DQ (Doping)
7th
Shot put 19.00 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden DQ (Doping)
5th
Shot put 18.31 m
Universiade Kazan, Russia DQ (Doping)
1st
Shot put 18.75 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia DQ (Doping)
7th
Shot put 18.37 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland DQ (Doping)
9th (q)
Shot put 18.11 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland DQ (Doping)
6th
Shot put 18.05 m

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Irina Tarasova Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  2. ^ Shitik, Ivan (12 August 2022). "Вице-чемпионку Европы 2012 года легкоатлетку Тарасову дисквалифицировали на два года". Sport-express.ru. Retrieved 14 August 2022. The results of the athlete from July 4, 2012 to July 12, 2016 will be canceled.

Irina Tarasova at World Athletics