Russian shot putter (born 1968)
Irina Alexandrovna Khudoroshkina (Russian : Ирина Александровна Худорошҝина ); born October 13, 1968) is a Russian shot putter .
She won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta . She also finished second at the 1996 European Indoor Championships .
In 2004, she was suspended for a doping offense , her suspension lasting from April 2004 to April 2006.
She returned to finish seventh at the 2006 European Championships and win the silver medal at the 2007 European Indoor Championships . She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
Her personal best throw is 20.32 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Sochi . After the turn of the 21st century she has 18.92 metres as her best result, achieved in Moscow 2002 and Tula 2008.
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