Irina Korzhanenko
Irina Korzhanenko (born May 16, 1974 in Azov) is a former Russian shot putter. She gained international recognition when she won a bronze medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In the following years she became European Indoor champion, European champion and World Indoor champion.
Doping
Korzhanenko tested positive for doping at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships. She lost the silver medal and was handed a two-year doping suspension.[1]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics she originally won the gold medal in shot put, but tested positive for stanozolol and was stripped of the medal. She later received a life ban from the IAAF in a Memorandum of September 21, 2005. Irina refused to return the gold medal, despite the pressure of national Athletics Federation's officials. She said she did not use stanozolol and that Russian officials gave her no help to prove it or to defend herself.
Achievements
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes |
Representing  Russia |
| 1995 |
World Championships |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
12th |
17.88 m |
| 1996 |
Olympic Games |
Atlanta, United States |
8th |
18.68 m |
| 1997 |
World Indoor Championships |
Paris, France |
3rd |
19.49 m |
| World Championships |
Athens, Greece |
16th |
17.80 m |
| World Student Games |
Catania, Italy |
1st |
| IAAF Grand Prix Final |
Fukuoka, Japan |
3rd |
19.06 m |
| 1998 |
European Indoor Championships |
Valencia, Spain |
1st |
| IAAF World Cup |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
2nd |
19.04 m |
| 2001 |
World Championships |
Edmonton, Canada |
5th |
19.35 m |
| 2002 |
European Championships |
Munich, Germany |
1st |
20.64 m |
| IAAF World Cup |
Madrid, Spain |
1st |
20.20 m |
| 2003 |
World Indoor Championships |
Birmingham, England |
1st |
20.55 m |
| World Championships |
Saint-Denis, France |
4th |
19.17 m |
| IAAF World Athletics Final |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
5th |
18.48 m |
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