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.
Personal bests
Her best throw is 19.69 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Munich.
Doping scandal
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.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
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| 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
- Russian Athletics Championships
- Shot put: 2007
See also
References
- ^ "Anna OMAROVA | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- "More Russian athletes admit to doping". Sport Star. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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