Natalya Ivanovna Sadova (Russian: Наталья Ивановна Садова, née Koptyukh, born 15 July 1972 in Gorky) is a Russian discus thrower who has competed in many Olympic Games.^[1]

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Natalya Sadova

Personal information
Native name	Наталья Ивановна Садова
Full name	Natalya Ivanovna Sadova
Nationality	Russian
Born	15 July 1972 (1972-07-15) (age 51) Gorkiy, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union (1989–1991)  Russia (1993–2010)
Sport	Women's athletics
Event	Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	70.02 m (1999)
Medal record Olympic Games 2004 Athens Discus 1996 Atlanta Discus World Championships 2005 Helsinki Discus 1997 Athens Discus Disqualified 2001 Edmonton Discus Goodwill Games 1998 New York City Discus 2001 Brisbane Discus Universiade 1995 Fukuoka Discus 1997 Catania Discus IAAF World Cup 2002 Madrid Discus

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She won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens in 2004, as well as bronze at the World Championship in 1997, a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,^[2] and placed fourth in 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.^[3][4] She also competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, immediately after serving a two-year ban for doping,^[5] but failed to advance to the final round.^[6]

She originally won the gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics,^[2] but lost it due to a positive drugs test for caffeine. She was later cleared and let off a suspension, but in May 2006 she tested positive for an anabolic steroid and accepted a ban.^[5]

Her best discus throw was 70.02 meters on 23 June 1999, at the Olympic meet in Thessaloniki, Greece.^[1]

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