Russian shot putter (born 1974)In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Nikolayevna and the family name is Korzhanenko.

Irina Nikolayevna Korzhanenko (Russian: Ирина Николаевна Коржаненко; born 16 May 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.

Contents

• 1 Doping
• 2 International compe*ions
• 3 See also
• 4 References

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.

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 21 September 2005. Korzhanenko refused to return the gold medal, despite the pressure of Athletics Federation's officials.

International compe*ions

See also

• List of doping cases in athletics
• List of stripped Olympic medals
• List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners
• List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women)
• List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women)
• List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)
• Doping at the Olympic Games
• Doping in Russia

References

• Irina Korzhanenko at World Athletics