Irina Ivanovna Tarasova (; born 15 April 1987, Kovrov) is a Russian shot putter.
Tarasova's results from the 2012 Olympic Games, where she originally finished ninth, were annulled for doping violation by the Athletics Integrity Unit in August 2022. All results from 4 July 2012 to 12 July 2016, were cancelled. This also included stripping of the gold (2015) and silver (2014) medals that she won at the European team championships.
International competitions 2003European Youth OlympicsParis, France1stShot put14.92 m2004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy5thShot put16.16 m2005European Junior ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania 2ndShot put16.53 m2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China 3rdShot put17.11 m2007European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary 1stShot put18.26 mUniversiadeBangkok, Thailand 1stShot put17.46 m2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania 2ndShot put17.90 m2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France8thShot put17.17 mUniversiadeShenzhen, China 1stShot put18.02 m2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey8thShot put18.54 mEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 2ndShot put18.91 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom (Doping)7thShot put19.00 m2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden (Doping)5thShot put18.31 mUniversiadeKazan, Russia (Doping)1stShot put18.75 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia (Doping)7thShot put18.37 m2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland (Doping)9th (q)Shot put18.11 mEuropean ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland (Doping)6thShot put18.05 m
See also List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women)
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