Anna is pictured above during the final of the women's High Jump at the 2008
Olympic Games in Beijing. Chicherova, a bronze medallist at the previous year's
World Championships in Osaka, produced an excellent performance when it
mattered most to claim the bronze medal with a personal best equalling jump of 2.03m.
HOWEVER:
In May 2016, it was reported that a retest of samples from the 2008 Games had found
31 positive findings for performance-enhancing drugs. According to Russian news agency
TASS, one of those positive tests was admitted by her coach to belong to Chicherova.
On 6 October 2016, the IOC confirmed that Chicherova had failed a doping test, due to
the presence of turinabol in her 2008 sample, and stripped her of her bronze medal.
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Women's High Jump Final.
2008 Olympic Games.
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| 1. Tia HELLEBAUT |
|
BEL |
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2.05m |
| 2. Blanka VLASIC |
|
CRO |
|
2.05m |
| X. Anna CHICHEROVA |
|
RUS |
|
2.03m |
| 3. Elena SLESARENKO |
|
RUS |
|
2.01m |
| 4 Vita PALAMAR |
|
UKR |
|
1.99m |
| 5. Chaunte HOWARD |
|
USA |
|
1.99m |
| 6. Ruth BEITIA |
|
ESP |
|
1.96m |
| 7. Ariane FRIEDRICH |
|
GER |
|
1.96m |
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