Anna Omarova (born 3 October 1981 in Pyatigorsk) is a Russian shot putter. She represented her country at the Olympic Games in 2008 and at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2011. In 2007 she won gold medals at the Military World Games and the European Cup.[1]

Personal bests edit

Her best throw is 19.69 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Munich.[1]

Doping scandal edit

She was banned for doping for two years in March 2017 after re-analysis of a test from 2011, which resulted in disqualification of her performance at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.[2]

International competitions edit

Representing   Russia
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 6th Shot put 17.98 m
European Cup Munich, Germany 1st Shot put 19.69 m PB
World Championships Osaka, Japan 8th Shot put 18.20 m Originally 9th before Nadzeya Astapchuk's disqualification
Military World Games Hyderabad, India 1st Shot put 17.78 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 7th Shot put 17.75 m Originally 8th before Nadzeya Astapchuk's disqualification
European Cup Winter Throwing Split, Croatia 2nd Shot put 18.38 m
European Cup Annecy, France 2nd Shot put 18.30 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 4th Shot put 18.44 m Originally 6th before Nadzeya Astapchuk and Natallia Mikhnevich's disqualifications
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 4th Shot put 18.37 m
European Team Championships Leiria, Portugal 8th Shot put 16.47 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea DQ (10th) Shot put 18.67 m Doping

National titles edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Anna OMAROVA | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. ^ "More Russian athletes admit to doping". Sport Star. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2021.