Natalya Sadova
Natalya Ivanovna Sadova (Russian: Наталья Ивановна Садова, née Koptyukh, born 15 July 1972 in Gorky) is a Russian discus thrower who has competed in many Olympic Games.
She won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens in 2004, as well as a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and placed fourth in 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, immediately after serving a two-year ban for doping, but failed to advance to the final round.
She originally won the gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, but lost it due to a positive drugs test for caffeine. She was later cleared and let off a suspension, but in May 2006 she tested positive for an anabolic * and accepted a ban.
See also
- List of doping cases in athletics
References
External links
- Natalya Sadova at World Athletics
- Natalya Sadova at European Athletics (archived)
- Natalya Sadova at the International Olympic Committee
- Nataliya Sadova at Olympedia