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Ivan Yushkov

b. 1981

Russian shot putter

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About Ivan Yushkov

Born 1981. Ivan Yushkov is a Russian athletics competitor.

Ivan Yushkov (born 15 January 1981) is a Russian shot putter. His personal best throw is 21.01 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Sochi.

In 2016, he was disqualified from the Beijing 2008 Olympics following reanalysis of his samples from the 2008 Olympics, resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substances turinabol, oxandrolone and stanozolol. In February 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed him a four-year ban for doping, starting from 2 July 2016.

International competitions

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Important facts

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Nationality
Education
Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ivan Yushkov's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ivan Yushkov?

Russian shot putter

When was Ivan Yushkov born?

Ivan Yushkov was born on 15 January 1981 in Novosibirsk.

What is Ivan Yushkov's occupation?

Ivan Yushkov is an athletics competitor.

What nationality is Ivan Yushkov?

Ivan Yushkov is Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ivan Yushkov

· Wikidata: Q1750282

· DBpedia: Ivan Yushkov

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