Olena Antonova

Olena Anatolyevna Antonova (Template:Langx; born 16 June 1972) is a Ukrainian former discus thrower. She was born in Nikopol.

Career

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, 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.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	3rd	54.30 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	29th	57.92 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	11th	60.26 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	7th	63.61 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	13th	60.73 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	16th	58.55 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	4th	65.90 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th	63.04 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	4th	65.75 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th	62.71 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	59.37 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th	56.57 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	5th	62.41 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	2nd	62.59 m

References

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