Vera Karmishina-Ganeeva

Vera Aleksandrovna Ganeeva (Russian: Вера Александровна Ганеева) born 6 November 1988 in Kamyshin) is a Russian athlete. She represented Russia in discus at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] She finished 23rd but was disqualified in 2017 after testing positive for turinabol.[2] She was given a two-year ban.[3] In February 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed her another two-year ban for doping, starting from 2 July 2018.[4]

Vera Karmishina-Ganeeva
Personal information
Full nameVera Aleksandrovna Ganeeva
Born (1988-11-06) 6 November 1988
Kamyshin, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus
Updated on 14 August 2012.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Russia
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 1st Discus throw 56.16 m
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 2nd Discus throw 54.48 m
2011 European Cup Winter Throwing Sofia, Bulgaria 3rd Discus throw 57.45 m
Universiade Shenzhen, China 4th Discus throw 60.29 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom DSQ Discus throw 59.90 m
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia DSQ Discus throw 61.26 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia DSQ Discus throw 58.37 m

See also

References
  1. "Vera Karmishina-Ganeeva". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Russia stripped of London relay silver for doping". Agence France-Presse. Yahoo News. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. Fünf Russen nach Doping-Geständnis für zwei Jahre gesperrt tt.com 19.04.2017
  4. "Doping bans for 12 Russian athletes including 2012 Olympic champion Ivan Ukhov". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2019.


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