- Natalya Artyomova
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Natalya Artyomova (born January 5, 1963 in Rostov-on-Don) is a retired middle-distance runner from Russia, who was one of the leading athletes in the women's 1,500 and 3,000 metres during the 1980s. On July 4, 1992 traces of a banned steroid were allegedly found in her urine sample. She was banned by track's world governing body IAAF pending a hearing.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing 
Soviet Union1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 1st 1500 m 4:09.48 References
- IAAF profile for Natalya Artyomova
- New York Times
World Best Year Performance in Women's 1500 m 1970 – 1971: Karin Burneleit (GDR) • 1972: Lyudmila Bragina (URS) • 1973: Karin Krebs (GDR) • 1974: Gunhild Hoffmeister (GDR) • 1975: Nina Morgunova (URS) • 1976: Tatyana Kazankina (URS) • 1977: Natalia Mărăşescu (ROM) • 1978: Giana Romanova (URS) • 1979: Totka Petrova (BUL) • 1980: Tatyana Kazankina (URS) • 1981 – 1982: Olga Dvirna (URS) • 1983: Mary Slaney (USA) • 1984: Nadezhda Ralldugina (URS) • 1985: Mary Slaney (USA) • 1986: Doina Melinte (ROM) • 1987: Tetyana Dorovskikh (URS) • 1988 – 1989: Paula Ivan (ROU) • 1990: Doina Melinte (ROM) • 1991: Natalya Artyomova (RUS) • 1992: Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) • 1993: Qu Yunxia (CHN) • 1994 – 1995: Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) • 1996: Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) • 1997: Jiang Bo (CHN) • 1998: Gabriela Szabo (ROM) • 1999: Violeta Szekely (ROM) • 2000: Suzy Favor-Hamilton (USA) • 2001: Violeta Szekely (ROM) • 2002 – 2003: Süreyya Ayhan (TUR) • 2004: Kelly Holmes (GBR) • 2005: Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) • 2006: Yuliya Fomenko (RUS) • 2007 – 2009: Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) • 2010: Anna Alminova (RUS)
Categories:- 1963 births
- Living people
- Russian middle distance runners
- Soviet athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
- Russian sportspeople in doping cases
- Russian athletics biography stubs
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