Ilya_Konovalov_(hammer_thrower)

Ilya Konovalov (hammer thrower)

Ilya Konovalov (hammer thrower)

Russian hammer thrower

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Valeryevich and the family name is Konovalov.

Ilya Valeryevich Konovalov (Russian: Илья Валерьевич Коновалов; born 4 March 1971 in Yefrosimovka, Kursk) is a retired male hammer thrower from Russia, whose personal best throw is 82.28 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Tula.

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In 2007 Konovalov was found guilty of acetazolamide doping. The sample was delivered on 17 December 2006 in an in-competition test in Kursk, Russia. He received a suspension from February 2007 to February 2009.[1]

International competitions

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Note: At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Konovalov failed to reach the final. He originally finished 14th in the qualifying round but was promoted to 12th after two of the finalists were disqualified for failing drug tests.

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References

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    "Doping Rule Violation". IAAF. 5 April 2007. Retrieved 2006-04-08.
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