Tatyana Lysenko
Personal information | |
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Native name | Татьяна Викторовна ԓысенко |
Full name | Tatyana Viktorovna Lysenko |
Born |
Bataysk, Soviet Union | October 9, 1983
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 1⁄4 in)[1] |
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
Country | Russia |
Sport | Track and field athletics |
Event(s) | Hammer throw |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 78.80 m (2013) |
Medal record
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Tatyana Viktorovna Lysenko (Russian: Татьяна Викторовна Лысенко, born October 9, 1983 in Bataysk) is a Russian hammer thrower.
Career
Her first world record was 77.06 metres, achieved on July 15, 2005 in Moscow, beating the old record of Mihaela Melinte by 0.99 metres.[2] On June 12, 2006 she lost the record to Gulfiya Khanafeyeva, who threw 77.26 metres at the Russian athletics championships in Tula.[3] However, Lysenko threw 77.41 metres on June 24 in Zhukovsky[4] and 77.80 metres in Tallinn, Estonia on August 15.[5] On July 21, 2007 it was reported that she has failed a drug test, testing positive for a women's hormone blocker.[6]
In 2008 she was found guilty of using 6α-methylandrostendione and received a two-year ban (15.07.07 – 14.07.09) and disqualification of all results from 9 May 2007, including her world record of 78.61 m set on May 26, 2007.[7] Lysenko returned to competition in July 2009, taking the Russian title with 76.41 m.[8]
She won the gold at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup and ranked third in the inaugural IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge at the end of the year, with a combined score of 223.96 metres for her three best throws.[9]
In 2011, she won her first world championship, beating pre-event favourite Betty Heidler, in the first world championships where the top three women all went over 75 m.[10]
She won the hammer throw's gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics with a new Olympic Record of 78.18 m.
She won the 2013 World Championships with a world leading throw of 78.80 m.[11]
In April 2016 it was revealed that she had failed another doping test.[12]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Russia | ||||
2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | 64.48 m |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 19th | 66.82 m |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 72.46 m |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 76.67 m CR |
World Cup | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 74.44 m | |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 6th | 72.22 m |
2010 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Arles, France | 3rd | 69.11 m |
European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | 75.65 m | |
Continental Cup | Split, Croatia | 1st | 73.88 m | |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 1st | 77.13 m |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, England | 1st | 78.18 m OR |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 1st | 78.80 m CR |
See also
References
- 1 2 Tatyana Lysenko's profile at the IAAF site
- ↑ "Lysenko demolishes Melinte’s World record with 77.06m". IAAF.org. 16 July 2005. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- ↑ Dolgopolov, Nickolai; Rostislav Orlov (June 12, 2006). "World Hammer Throw record at Russian Champs, Day Two". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- ↑ Dolgopolov, Nickolai; Rostislav Orlov (June 24, 2006). "Lysenko regains World Hammer Throw Record – 77.41m at Znamenskiy Memorial". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- ↑ Juck, Alfons; Marko Turban; Aivar Karotamm (August 15, 2006). "Lysenko again! – 77.80 World record in Tallinn". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- ↑ World record holder Lysenko fails drugs test
- ↑ Doping Rule Violation
- ↑ IAAF report of 2009 Russian Champs
- ↑ Murofushi and Heidler take overall titles and prize of $30,000 each – IAAF World Hammer Throw Challenge. IAAF (2010-09-08). Retrieved on 2010-09-08.
- ↑ "IAAF: Women's Hammer Throw - Final - Lysenko upsets World record holder Heidler | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
- ↑ "IAAF: Lysenko completes impressive hat-trick of global titles | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
- ↑ "Tatyana Lysenko: Russian Olympic champion fails doping test". BBC. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
External links
- Tatyana Lysenko profile at IAAF
Records | ||
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Preceded by Mihaela Melinte |
Women's Hammer World Record Holder July 15, 2005 – June 12, 2006 |
Succeeded by Gulfiya Khanafeyeva |
Preceded by Gulfiya Khanafeyeva |
Women's Hammer World Record Holder June 24, 2006 — August 22, 2009 |
Succeeded by Anita Włodarczyk |
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