| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Olga Shchukina |
| Nationality |  Uzbekistan |
| Born | (1977-04-06) 6 April 1977 (age 47) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Shot put |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Shot put: 17.26 (2004) |
Olga Nikolaevna Shchukina (Uzbek: Ольга Николаевна Щукина; born 6 April 1977, in Tashkent) is a retired Uzbek shot putter. Shchukina was selected to the Uzbek Olympic squad in the shot put at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but her feat had been outweighed with a doping failure for testing positive on clenbuterol during the pre-competition screening, which resulted to her immediate expulsion from the Games. During her athletic career, Shchukina launched her personal best shot of 17.26 at the 2004 Asian Cup League Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Shchukina qualified for the Uzbek squad in the women's shot put at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by posting an Olympic B-standard throw of 17.26 metres from the Asian Cup League Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. She unleashed a ball with her best throw of 14.44 metres on the third attempt of the prelims to obtain the last spot in a vast field of thirty-eight shot putters. On August 20, 2004, two days after her shot put feat at the Ancient Olympia Stadium, Shchukina tested positive for the banned anabolic agent clenbuterol during the pre-competition screening process, and was formally expelled from the Games by the International Olympic Committee. Admittedly, she ingested the substance inadvertently with a cough syrup that spurred her failure to the doping test.
In 2004 she completed her sports career.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olga Shchukina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "IOC sanctions two athletes for failing anti-doping tests". Olympics. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Athens 2004: Athletics – Entry List by NOC Women" (PDF). Athens 2004. IAAF. p. 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- "IAAF Athens 2004: Women's Shot Put Qualification". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- "IOC kicks out Indian weightlifter and Uzbek shot-putter for drugs". U-T San Diego. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- "Greek bronze medalist tests positive, two others booted". Athens: USA Today. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- "Olga SHCHUKINA | Profile | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
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