Lada Chernova (born 1 January 1970) is a

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er. Her personal best throw is 63.35 meters, achieved in August 2007 in

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. She finished seventh at the

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. She also competed at the

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and the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final. Chernova was given a two-year ban from competition in 2008 after testing positive for the banned substance

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. After her return to competition, she failed a second drugs test - for bromantan in February 2012, and was handed a lifetime ban by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency

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. Chernova successfully appealed the decision in a Russian court, but the ban was subsequently confirmed following a counter-appeal by the

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to the

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.Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 26.06.14
IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-15.

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* 1970 births Living people Russian female javelin throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia Russian Athletics Championships winners Doping cases in athletics Russian sportspeople in doping cases 20th-century Russian women {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub

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