Vera Karmishina-Ganeeva

Vera Aleksandrovna Ganeeva (Russian: Вера Александровна Ганеева) born 6 November 1988 in Kamyshin) is a Russian athlete. She represented Russia in discus at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1] She finished 23rd but was disqualified in 2017 after testing positive for turinabol.^[2] She was given a two-year ban.^[3] In February 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed her another two-year ban for doping, starting from 2 July 2018.^[4]

Vera Karmishina-Ganeeva

Personal information
Full name	Vera Aleksandrovna Ganeeva
Born	(1988-11-06) 6 November 1988 (age 36) Kamyshin, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus
Updated on 14 August 2012

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Russia
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	1st	Discus throw	56.16 m
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	2nd	Discus throw	54.48 m
2011	European Cup Winter Throwing	Sofia, Bulgaria	3rd	Discus throw	57.45 m
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	4th	Discus throw	60.29 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	DSQ	Discus throw	59.90 m
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	DSQ	Discus throw	61.26 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	DSQ	Discus throw	58.37 m

See also

• List of doping cases in athletics