Marina Shmonina
Marina Shmonina (born 9 February 1965) is an athlete who represented the Soviet Union, and later Russia. She specialized in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.
Born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Shmonina competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the heats of the relay competition. When the team of Yelena Ruzina, Lyudmila Dzhigalova, Olga Nazarova and Olga Bryzgina won the final, Shmonina was also awarded the gold medal. Shmonina was hailed in Uzbekistan as the first Uzbek athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.[1]
Doping
At the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships Shmonina tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol and the Russian 4x400 relay team lost the gold medal. Shmonina was also handed a four-year ban from sports for the anti-doping rule violation.[2]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Soviet Union | |||||
1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 2nd | 400 m | 52.36 |
World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 400 m | 52.44 | |
1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 1st | 400 m | 51.22 |
Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 7th | 400 m | ||
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.70 | |||
European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 7th | 400 m | 51.67 | |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | ||||
1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.95 |
Representing Unified Team | |||||
1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 5th | 400 m | 52.26 |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | ||
Representing Russia Russia | |||||
1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | DSQ (1st) | 4 × 400 m relay | DSQ (3:28.90 |
- At both the 1990 Europeans and 1992 Olympics Shmonina ran in the heats but not the final.
- At the 1993 World Indoors, the Russians were the original winners in 3:28.90. They were disqualified due to Shmonina failing a drugs test.
References
External links
- Marina Shmonina at World Athletics
- Marina Shmonina at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1972: Dagmar Käsling, Rita Kühne, Helga Seidler, Monika Zehrt (GDR)
- 1976: Doris Maletzki, Brigitte Rohde, Ellen Streidt, Christina Brehmer (GDR)
- 1980: Tatyana Prorochenko, Tatyana Goyshchik, Nina Zyuskova, Irina Nazarova (URS)
- 1984: Lillie Leatherwood, Sherri Howard, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Chandra Cheeseborough, Diane Dixon, Denean Howard (USA)
- 1988: Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olha Bryzhina, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova (URS)
- 1992: Yelena Ruzina, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova, Olga Nazarova, Olha Bryzhina, Liliya Nurutdinova, Marina Shmonina (EUN)
- 1996: Rochelle Stevens, Maicel Malone-Wallace, Kim Graham, Jearl Miles, Linetta Wilson (USA)
- 2000: Jearl Miles Clark, Monique Hennagan, LaTasha Colander, Andrea Anderson (USA)
- 2004: DeeDee Trotter, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Monique Hennagan, Moushaumi Robinson (USA)
- 2008: Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Natasha Hastings (USA)
- 2012: DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory, Sanya Richards-Ross, Keshia Baker, Diamond Dixon (USA)
- 2016: Allyson Felix, Phyllis Francis, Natasha Hastings, Courtney Okolo, Taylor Ellis-Watson, Francena McCorory (USA)
- 2020: Sydney McLaughlin, Allyson Felix, Dalilah Muhammad, Athing Mu, Kaylin Whitney, Wadeline Jonathas, Kendall Ellis, Lynna Irby (USA)
- 2024: Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabrielle Thomas, Alexis Holmes, Quanera Hayes, Aaliyah Butler, Kaylyn Brown (USA)
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