Yana Mykhailivna Dementieva (Ukrainian: Яна Михайлівна Дементьєва; born 23 October 1978 in Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian rower. At the 2012 Summer Olympics Dementyeva won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls event with Kateryna Tarasenko, Anastasiya Kozhenkova and Nataliya Dovhodko.[1] She is also a World and European champion in the quadruple sculls, as well as being a European champion in the double sculls.
 Dementieva in 2012 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's rowing | ||
Representing  Ukraine
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2012 London | Quadruple sculls |
| Disqualified | 2004 Athens | Quadruple sculls |
| World Championships | ||
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2009 Poznań | Quadruple sculls |
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2010 Karapiro | Quadruple sculls |
| European Championships | ||
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2008 Marathon | Double sculls |
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2009 Brest | Quadruple sculls |
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2010 Montemor-o-Velho | Quadruple sculls |
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2011 Plovdiv | Double sculls |
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2012 Varese | Quadruple sculls |
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2019 Lucerne | Quadruple sculls |
At the 2004 Olympics, she was disqualified with her team after one of her teammates, Olena Olefirenko, tested positive for ethamivan.[2] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she reached the B final in the women's double sculls.
References
edit- ^ "Olympics Rowing: Ukraine win women's quadruple sculls gold". BBC Sport. 1 August 2012.
- ^ "IOC sanctions rower and weightlifter for violating anti-doping rules – Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Yana Dementyeva at World Rowing
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yana Dementyeva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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