Irina is pictured above at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg.
The finest moment of her career came at the 2003 World Championships in Edmonton
where she took the gold medal with a throw of 67.32m. Yatchenko also won
bronze medals at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. (Well she did not - see below)
.
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Women's Discus Final.
Olympic Games 2000
|
1. Ellina Zvereva |
|
BLR |
|
68.40 |
2. Anastasia Kelesidou |
|
GRE |
|
65.71 |
3. Irina Yatchenko |
|
BLR |
|
65.20 |
4. Natalya Sadova |
|
RUS |
|
65.00 |
5. Stiliani Tsikouna |
|
GRE |
|
64.08 |
6. Franka Dietzsch |
|
GER |
|
63.18 |
7. Ilke Wyludda |
|
GER |
|
63.16 |
8. Lisa Marie Vizaniari |
|
AUS |
|
62.57 |
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Women's Discus final.
2003 World Athletics Championships
|
1. Irina YATCHENKO |
|
BLR |
|
67.32 |
2. Anastasia KELESÍDOU |
|
GRE |
|
67.14 |
3. Ekaterina VÓGGOLI |
|
GRE |
|
66.73 |
4. Olena ANTONOVA |
|
UKR |
|
65.90 |
5. Vera POSPÍSILOVA |
|
CZE |
|
65.55 |
6. Natalya SADOVA |
|
RUS |
|
65.22 |
7. Aimin SONG |
|
CHN |
|
63.84 |
8. Anna SÖDERBERG |
|
SWE |
|
61.61 |
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Women's Discus Final.
Olympic Games 2004
|
1. Natalya Sadova |
|
RUS |
|
67.02 |
2. Anastasia Kelesidou |
|
GRE |
|
66.68 |
3. Irina Yatchenko |
|
BLR |
|
66.17 Disq |
4. Vera Pospisilova Cechlova |
|
CZE |
|
66.08 |
5. Olena Antonova |
|
UKR |
|
65.75 |
6. Nicoleta Grasu |
|
Rom |
|
64.92 |
7. Beatrice Faumuina |
|
NZL |
|
63.45 |
8. Ekaterini Voggoli |
|
GRE |
|
62.37 |
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When the IOC in 2012 re-analysed stored samples from the 2004 Summer
Olympics, Yatchenko's sample was found positive for the anabolic steroid
Methandienone.
The IOC subsequently disqualified her results from the
Athens Olympics and she was made to return the bronze medal and
diploma.
The IAAF also banned her for two years from sports and
disqualified all her results from 21 August 2004 to 20 August 2006.
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ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2009 62.66 Minsk 29 MAY
2008 67.89 Minsk 29 JUN
2007 64.87 Minsk 28 JUL
2004 69.14 Minsk 31 JUL (Personal best)
2003 67.32 Paris Saint-Denis 25 AUG
2002 64.23 Athína 10 JUN
2001 66.65 Minsk 13 JUL
2000 65.42 Nice 08 JUL
1999 66.18 Lahti 05 JUN
1998 64.00 Khania 27 MAY
1997 68.32 Gomel 03 JUL
1996 65.80 Minsk 13 JUL
1995 66.14 Minsk 19 MAY
1993 58.74 Gomel 24 JUL
1992 68.94 Nice 15 JUL
1991 64.92 Tokyo 31 AUG
1990 67.60 Kyiv 07 JUL
1989 62.38 Gorkiy 22 JUL
1988 67.44 Leningrad 12 JUN
1987 63.00 Moskva 22 AUG
1986 57.58 Lvov 09 AUG
1985 60.58 Minsk 04 SEP
1984 59.54 Minsk (Stayki) 27 APR
1983 57.04 Leselidze 28 APR