![]() Mariya Bespalova at the 2012 London Summer Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Leningrad, Soviet Union | May 21, 1986
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hammer throw |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 76.72 m (2012) |
Mariya Aleksandrovna Bespalova (Russian: Мария Апександровна Беспалова; born 21 May 1986 in Leningrad) is a Russian hammer thrower.[1][2] She competed in the hammer throw event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] On 30 March 2017, her 2012 Olympic results were annulled, after her second probe tested positive for banned substances.[4]
In 2015, Bespalova was suspended for four years after she failed a drug test for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone doping.[5][6]