Iryna Yatchenko on a 2004 Belarusian stamp. She was later found to have been doping and lost the medal.
Personal information
Native name
Ірына Ятчанка
Birth name
Iryna Vasiliyevna Yatchenko
Nationality
Belarusian
Born
31 October 1965 (1965-10-31) (age 58) Homel, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Years active
1990–2010
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight
105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Country
Soviet Union (1990–1991) Unified Team (1992) Belarus (1993–2009)
Sport
Discus throw
Club
Trud Grodno RTsFVS Homel
Turned pro
1990
Retired
2010
Achievements and titles
Personal best
69.14 m (2004)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing Belarus
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney
Discus
World Championships
2003 Paris
Discus
Iryna Vasiliyevna Yatchenko (Belarusian: Ірына Ятчанка, Russian: Ирина Васильевна Ятченко; born 31 October 1965) is a Belarusian former discus thrower best known for winning two Olympic bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics, although she was eventually stripped of the latter medal due to a doping offence. She also became world champion at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. Her personal best is 69.14 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Minsk.[1]
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Global Information
Soviet Union (1990–1991)
Unified Team (1992)
Belarus (1993–2009)
