Irina is pictured above at the 2004 Olympic Games wearing the gold medal with which she
was presented after winning the shot put with an effort of 21.06m. Two days later, however
she was disqualified after failing a drugs test. It was the second time she had been disqualified
in a major competition, as she was stripped of her silver medal in the 1999 World Indoor Championships.
She later received a life ban from the IAAF in a Memorandum of September 21, 2005.
Irina refused to return the gold medal, despite the pressure of national Athletics Federation's
officials. She said she did not use stanozolol and that Russian officials gave her no help
to prove it or to defend herself.
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| Womens Shot Put Final. Olympic Games 2004 |
| |
. |
|
|
|
| 1. Yumileidi Cumba |
|
CUB |
|
19.59m |
| 2. Nadine Kleinert |
|
GER |
|
19.55m |
| 3. Svetlana Krivelyova |
|
RUS |
|
19.49m |
| 4. Nadezhda Ostapchuk |
|
BLR |
|
19.01m |
| 5. Natalia Khoroneko |
|
BLR |
|
18.96m |
| 6. Krystyna Zabawska |
|
POL |
|
18.64m |
| 7. Misleydis Gonzalez |
|
CUB |
|
18.59m |
| 8. Valerie Adams |
|
NZL |
|
18.56m |
| Irina Korzhanenko |
|
RUS |
|
DSQ |
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Irina is pictured above at the 2003 World Indoors Championships were she was given
the Gold medal. Photo George Herringshaw. ©
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|
Women's Shot Put Final. 2003 World Indoors
Championships.
|
| 1. Irina Korzhanenko |
|
RUS |
|
20.55 |
| 2. Nadezhda Ostapchuk |
|
BLR |
|
20.31 |
| 3. Astrid Kumbernuss |
|
GER |
|
19.86 |
| 4. Vita Pavlysh |
|
UKR |
|
19.73 |
| 5. Svetlana Krivelyova |
|
RUS |
|
19.57 |
| 6. Yumileidi Cumba |
|
CUB |
|
19.19 |
| 7. Yanina Korolchik |
|
BLR |
|
18.94 |
| 8. Assunta Legnante |
|
ITA |
|
18.20 |
Irina Korzhaneko pixtured in Madrid during the World Cup shot put competition.
Image George Herringshaw. ©
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| Women's Shot Put. 2002 World Cup, Madrid |
| |
|
|
. |
|
| 1 Irina Korzhanenko |
|
Rus |
|
20.20 |
| 2 Yumileidi Cumbá |
|
Cub |
|
19.14 |
| 3 Astrid Kumbernuss |
|
Ger |
|
19.11 |
| 4 Vita Pavlysh |
|
Ukr |
|
19.06 |
| 5 Teri Steer |
|
USA |
|
18.63 |
| 6 Valerie Adams |
|
Nzl |
|
18.40 |
| 7 Vivian Chukwuemeka |
|
Ngr |
|
17.30 |
| 8 Juttaporn Krasaeyan |
|
Tha |
|
17.25 |
| 9 Irache Quintanal |
|
Spa |
|
15.79 |
Shot Put Gold medal at 2002 European Championships in Munich.
Photo George Herringshaw. ©
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| Women's Shot Put Final. 2002 European Championships. |
| |
|
|
. |
|
| 1 Irina KORZHANENKO |
|
Rus |
|
20.64 |
| 2 Vita Pavlysh |
|
Ukr |
|
20.02 |
| 3 Svetlana Krivelyova |
|
Rus |
|
19.56 |
| 4 Astrid Kumbernuss |
|
Ger |
|
19.22 |
| 5 Nadezhda Ostapchuk |
|
Blr |
|
19.07 |
| 6 Nadine Kleinert |
|
Ger |
|
18.68 |
| 7 Krystyna Zabawska |
|
Pol |
|
18.63 |
| 8 Assunta Legnante |
|
Ita |
|
18.23 |