Olena Anatolyevna Antonova (; born 16 June 1972) is a Ukrainian former discus thrower. She was born in Nikopol.
Career Antonova's personal best throw is 67.30 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Kyiv. She won the bronze medal in Women's discus throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, upgraded to silver later.
Already in retirement, Antonova was suspended from competition for two years in July 2013, after a re-tested doping sample from the 2009 world championships proved positive for stanozolol.IAAF: Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 30.04.14
Achievements YearTournamentVenueResultExtra1991European Junior ChampionshipsThessaloniki, Greece 3rd54.30 m1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States29th57.92 m 1998European Championships Budapest, Hungary11th60.26 m1999World Championships Seville, Spain 7th63.61 m2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia13th60.73 m 2001World Championships Edmonton, Canada16th58.55 m2003World Championships Paris, France4th65.90 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco4th63.04 m2004Olympic Games Athens, Greece4th65.75 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 4th62.71 m2005World Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th59.37 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th56.57 m2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan 5th62.41 m2008Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 2nd62.59 m
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