Marina Nichișenco

Marina Nichișenco^[1] (née Marghiev; born 28 June 1986) is a female hammer thrower from Moldova. Her personal best throw is 71.50 metres, achieved in January 2009 in Chişinău. She is a former national record holder.^[2] She is the older sister of Zalina Marghieva and Serghei Marghiev, and is coached by her father Soslan.^[2]

Marina was due to compete at the 2012 Olympic Games but was withdrawn by her National Olympic Committee after her A-sample tested positive for stanozolol during a drug test.^[3] She was suspended for 2 years.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Moldova
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	15th (q)	57.95 m
	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	15th	58.66 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	43rd (q)	62.12 m
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	7th	68.10 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	33rd (q)	64.83 m
	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	7th	65.29 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	6th	70.77 m
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	8th	65.83 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	17th (q)	67.95 m
2012	Olympic Games*	London, United Kingdom	DNC	0.00
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	25th (q)	66.63 m

Note: Was scheduled to compete, withdrawn due to positive results from a drug test.

References

1. Medalie de bronz la Cupa Europei la distanţe mari - TV7
2. Donets, Serghei (3 February 2009). "71.56m national Hammer Throw record from Zalina Marghieva". IAAF.org. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
3. "Moldovan hammer thrower thrown out of Olympics after testing positive for doping". The Independent. Associated Press. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
4. Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 10/12/2013 IAAF 10 December 2013