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Mariya Aleksandrovna Bespalova (Russian: Мария Апександровна Беспалова; born 21 May 1986 in Leningrad) is a Russian hammer thrower.[1][2] She competed in the hammer throw event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] On 30 March 2017, her 2012 Olympic results were annulled, after her second probe tested positive for banned substances.[4]
 Mariya Bespalova at the 2012 London Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 21, 1986 (age 38) Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hammer throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 76.72 m (2012) |
In 2015, Bespalova was suspended for four years after she failed a drug test for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone doping.[5][6]
- ^ a b c "BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics - Mariya Bespalova : Russian Federation, Athletics". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Sports Reference profile
- ^ London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "IOC disqualifies four Russians from London Olympics over doping". Thomson Reuters. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ Olympic hammer thrower Maria Bespalova tests positive nzherald.co.nz, Oct 28, 2015
- ^ Дисквалификация rusathletics.com, 5. November 2015