Anna Avdeyeva

Anna Mikhailovna Avdeyeva is a Russian shot putter. She was fifth at the 2009 [World Championships in Athletics] and improved to fourth at the 2010 [IAAF World Indoor Championships]. Her personal best throw is 20.07 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Cheboksary.
She finished eighth at the 2002 [World Junior Championships in Athletics|2002 World Junior Championships], won the silver medal at the 2004 World Junior [Championships in Athletics|2004 World Junior Championships] and finished eighth at the 2005 Summer Universiade. She also competed at the 2007 [World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|2007 World Championships] without reaching the finals.
Avdeyeva failed an out-of-competition doping test in July 2013 and was given a two-year ban from competitive athletics.

International competitions