Yevgeniya Kolodko
Quick Facts
Biography
Yevgeniya Nikolayevna Kolodko (Russian: Евгения Николаевна Колодко; born 22 July 1990) is a Russian shot putter.
Career
Kolodko was initially awarded the bronze medal in the shot put competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, upgraded to silver on the disqualification of Nadzeya Ostapchuk, after recording her personal best of 20.48 m. In 2016, she was stripped of the medal after reanalysis of her samples from the event resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substances turinabol and ipamorelin.
Kolodko won silver medals at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg (disqualified in 2017) and at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich.
Personal life
Kolodko was born on 22 July 1990 in Neryungri, Siberia. In September 2015, she married the Canadian shot putter Dylan Armstrong, whom she had dated since 2012.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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Representing Russia | |||||
2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 9th | 14.50 m | |
2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 1st | 18.87 m | |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 5th | 19.78 m | ||
2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 7th | 18.57 m | |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | DSQ | 20.48 m | ||
2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | DQ | - | |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 5th | 19.81 m | ||
2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 4th | 19.11 m | |
European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 2nd | 19.39 m |