| Yana Romanova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Romanova in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Yana Sergeyevna Romanova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 May 1983 Kurgan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2008–2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 27 March 2010. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yana Sergeyevna Romanova ( Russian: Яна Сергеевна Романова; born 11 May 1983) is a retired Russian biathlete. She competed in various events at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in the 4×6 km relay in 2014. Her medal was later annulled for doping violations.
Career
Romanova was awarded the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" I class in 2014. In May 2015, she retired from competitions. [2] In April 2016, she became a candidate to participate in the primaries of the United Russia party in the Omsk Oblast for the elections to the State Duma. [3]
In December 2016, the International Biathlon Union provisionally suspended her for doping violations during the 2014 Winter Olympics, along with Olga Vilukhina. [4] On 27 November 2017, the International Olympic Committee disqualified Vilukhina and Romanova, banned them for life from the Olympics, and stripped them of their Olympic medals. [5] On 24 September 2020, Romanova and Vilukhina's disqualifications in the individual races were overturned by the CAS, and their medals were restored. [6]
References
- ^ Yana Romanova. sports-reference.com
- ^ Terentiev, Artyom (15 May 2015) Яна Романова завершила спортивную карьеру. Sovsport.ru. Retrieved on 23 August 2018.
- ^ Биатлонистка Романова пройдет праймериз от "Единой России" в Омской области. Tass.ru (5 April 2016). Retrieved on 23 August 2018.
- ^ Morgan, Liam. (21 January 2017) IBU dismisses cases against 22 Russians named in McLaren Report. Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved on 23 August 2018.
- ^ "IOC sanctions five Russian athletes and publishes first full decision as part of the Oswald Commission findings". International Olympic Committee. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Anti-Doping – Biathlon – Olympic Games Sochi 2014" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
External links
-
Media related to
Yana Romanova at Wikimedia Commons - Profile on biathlonworld.com
- Statistics
 | This Russian biographical article relating to biathlon is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast
- Russian female biathletes
- Russian sportsperson-politicians
- Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes for Russia
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class
- Doping cases in biathlon
- Russian sportspeople in doping cases
- Competitors stripped of Winter Olympics medals
- Sportspeople from Kurgan Oblast
- Russian biathlon biography stubs