Irina Nikolayevna Korzhanenko (; 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.
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.Korzhanenko faces lifetime ban from sport, espn.com, 23 August 2004
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 the International Athletics Federation's officials. As of 2023, she has not returned the gold medal.Российскую легкоатлетку Коржаненко обвинили в допинге, но не смогли отнять медаль
International competitions 1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden12thShot put17.88 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States8thShot put18.68 m1997World Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rdShot put19.49 mWorld Championships Athens, Greece16thShot put17.80 mWorld Student GamesCatania, Italy 1stShot put19.39 mIAAF Grand Prix Final Fukuoka, Japan 3rdShot put19.06 m1998European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 1stShot put20.25 mIAAF World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 2ndShot put19.04 m1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan (2nd)Shot put20.56 mDoping2001World Championships Edmonton, Canada5thShot put19.35 m2002European Championships Munich, Germany 1stShot put20.64 mIAAF World Cup Madrid, Spain 1stShot put20.20 m2003World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1stShot put20.55 mWorld Championships Paris, France4thShot put19.17 mIAAF World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco5thShot put18.48 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece (1st)Shot put21.06 mDoping
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
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