Yuriy Vladimirovich Andronov (; born 6 November 1971 in
Samara
Samara, formerly known as Kuybyshev (1935–1991), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samara Oblast in Russia. The city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara (Volga), Samara rivers, with a population of over 1.14 ...
) is a Russian
race walker
Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...
.
He was disqualified from the
2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup
The 2014 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships, IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held in Taicang, China, on 3–4 May 2014. The course was a 2 km loop along Shanghai Road between Banjing Road and Loujiang Road in the centre of the ci ...
, having failed a doping test, and was banned from the sport for two years.
Doping Sanctions: Positive cases in athletics - Sanctioned according to information received by the IAAF as of November 2014
IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-12-20.
International competitions
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1971 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Samara, Russia
Russian male race walkers
Olympic male race walkers
Olympic athletes for Russia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia
European Athletics Championships medalists
Russian Athletics Championships winners
Doping cases in athletics
Russian sportspeople in doping cases
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