Yekaterina Khoroshikh Explained

Yekaterina Khoroshikh (ru|Екатерина Хороших; born 21 January 1983 in Rostov Oblast) is a female hammer thrower from Russia. Her personal best is 76.63 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Zhukovsky.

Doping ban

Khoroshikh tested positive for 6α-methylandrostendione in May 2007 and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sports^{[1] [2] [3]}

Achievements

Representing
2002		Kingston, Jamaica	11th	53.22 m
2005		Erfurt, Germany	1st	71.51 m
		Helsinki, Finland	-	NM
2006		Gothenburg, Sweden	22nd

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

Notes and References

1. Reuters: Russians ban coach in doping row, cnn.com
2. Associated Press: Report: Russian hammer thrower Gulfia Khanafeyeva fails doping test, espn.com, 17 January 2008
3. Web site: Athletes Sanctioned for a Doping Offence Committed 2003-2008 . IAAF . 9 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081115144218/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Antidoping/SanctionedAthletes/04/80/92/20081114093728_httppostedfile_2003-2008positives_7230.xls . November 15, 2008 .