Igor Alekseyevich Vinichenko (; born 21 April 1984) is a male

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

er from

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. His personal best throw is 80.00 metres, achieved in February 2007 in Adler. He competed at the

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without reaching the final.

Doping

Vinichenko tested positive for

Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone (CDMT; brand name Oral Turinabol), also known as 4-chloro-17β-hydroxy17α-methylandrosta-1,4-dien-3-one, is an anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS). It is the 4-chloro-substituted derivative of metandienone (dehyd ...

(Oral Turinabol) on 27 February 2013 and was subsequently banned for two years, ending 12 March 2015.IAAF
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International competitions

References

* 1984 births Living people Russian male hammer throwers Olympic male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Russia Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia Russian Athletics Championships winners Russian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in athletics 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-hammerthrow-athletics-bio-stub

Doping

International competitions

See also

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