Anna Omarova (born 3 October 1981 in Pyatigorsk) is a Russian shot putter. She represented her country at the Olympic Games in 2008 and at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2011. In 2007 she won gold medals at the Military World Games and the European Cup.
Personal bests Her best throw is 19.69 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Munich.
Doping scandal She was banned for doping for two years in March 2017 after re-analysis of a test from 2011, which resulted in disqualification of her performance at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
International competitions 2007European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom6thShot put17.98 mEuropean CupMunich, Germany1stShot put19.69 mWorld Championships Osaka, Japan8thShot put18.20 mOriginally 9th before Nadzeya Astapchuk's disqualificationMilitary World GamesHyderabad, India1stShot put17.78 m2008World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 7thShot put17.75 mOriginally 8th before Nadzeya Astapchuk's disqualificationEuropean Cup Winter ThrowingSplit, Croatia2ndShot put18.38 mEuropean CupAnnecy, France2ndShot put18.30 mOlympic Games Beijing, China 4thShot put 18.44 mOriginally 6th before Nadzeya Astapchuk and Natallia Mikhnevich's disqualifications2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy4thShot put18.37 mEuropean Team ChampionshipsLeiria, Portugal8thShot put16.47 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea (10th)Shot put18.67 mDoping
National titles Russian Athletics Championships Shot put: 2007
See also List of doping cases in athletics
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