Anna Avdeyeva
| Personal information | |
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| Born | April 6, 1985 Orenburg, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Shot Put |
| Updated on 6 August 2012 | |
Anna Mikhailovna Avdeyeva (Russian: Анна Микайовна Авдеева; also known as Anna Avdeeva, born 6 April 1985 in Orenburg) is a Russian shot putter. She was fifth at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and improved to fourth at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Her personal best throw is 20.07 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Cheboksary.
She finished eighth at the 2002 World Junior Championships, won the silver medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships and finished eighth at the 2005 Summer Universiade. She also competed at the 2007 World Championships without reaching the finals.
Avdeyeva failed an out-of-competition doping test in July 2013 and was given a two-year ban from competitive athletics.[1]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
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| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 8th | Shot put | 15.83 m | |
| 2003 | European Junior Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | Shot put | 16.71 m | |
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 2nd | Shot put | 17.13 m | |
| 2005 | European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 6th | Shot put | 16.52 m | |
| Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 8th | Shot put | 16.18 m | ||
| 2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 3rd | Shot put | 17.47 m | |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 14th (q) | Shot put | 18.19 m | ||
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 12th (q) | Shot put | 17.79 m | |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 6th | Shot put | 17.96 m | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 5th | Shot put | 19.66 m | ||
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | Shot put | 19.47 m | Originally 4th before Nadzeya Astapchuk and Natallia Mikhnevich's disqualifications |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | Shot put | 19.39 m | Originally 3rd before Nadzeya Astapchuk and Natallia Mikhnevich's disqualifications | |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st | Shot put | 18.70 m | |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 6th | Shot put | 19.54 m | Originally 7th before Nadzeya Astapchuk's disqualification | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 24th (q) | Shot put | 17.47 m |
National titles
[edit]- Russian Athletics Championships
- Shot put: 2009, 2010, 2017
See also
[edit]- List of doping cases in athletics
- List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women)
- List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women)
- List of stripped European Athletics Championships medals
- List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
References
[edit]- ^ Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 21.05.14. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-06-03.
European Athletics Championships champions in women's shot put | |
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