Natalya Sadova
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| Silver | Atlanta 1996 | Discus Throw | |
| Gold | Athens 2004 | Discus Throw | |
Natalya Sadova, née Koptyukh (born July 15, 1972) is a Russian discus thrower. She won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece in 2004, as well as a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
She originally won the gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, but lost it due to a positive drugs test for caffeine. She was later cleared and let off a suspension, but in May 2006 she tested positive for an anabolic steroid and accepted a ban.
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This biographical article relating to Russian athletics (track and field) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.| Olympic champions in women's discus throw |
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| 1928: Halina Konopacka | 1932: Lillian Copeland | 1936: Gisela Mauermayer | 1948: Micheline Ostermeyer | 1952: Nina Romaschkova | 1956: Olga Fikotová | 1960: Nina Ponomaryeva | 1964: Tamara Press | 1968: Lia Manoliu | 1972: Faina Melnik | 1976: Evelin Schlaak | 1980: Evelin Jahl | 1984: Ria Stalman | 1988: Martina Hellmann | 1992: Maritza Martén | 1996: Ilke Wyludda | 2000: Ellina Zvereva | 2004: Natalya Sadova |
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