Irina Nikolayevna Korzhanenko (; born 16 May 1974 in Azov) is a former Russian shot putter. She gained international recognition when she won a bronze medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In the following years she became European Indoor champion, European champion and World Indoor champion. Doping Korzhanenko tested positive for doping at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships. She lost the silver medal and was handed a two-year doping suspension. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she originally won the gold medal in shot put, but tested positive for stanozolol and was stripped of the medal. She later received a life ban from the IAAF in a Memorandum of 21 September 2005. Korzhanenko refused to return the gold medal, despite the pressure of Athletics Federation's officials. International competitions See also List of doping cases in athletics List of stripped Olympic medals List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women) List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women) List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women) Doping at the Olympic Games Doping in Russia References 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Rostov Oblast Russian female shot putters Olympic female shot putters Olympic athletes of Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Competitors stripped of Summer Olympics medals European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade gold medalists for Russia Universiade gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games World Athletics Indoor Championships winners IAAF Continental Cup winners European Athletics Championships winners European Athletics Indoor Championships winners Russian Athletics Championships winners Russian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in athletics