Natalya Ivanovna Sadova (, née Koptyukh, born 15 July 1972 in Gorky) is a Russian discus thrower who has competed in many Olympic Games. Career She won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens in 2004, as well as bronze at the World Championship in 1997, a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and placed fourth in 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, immediately after serving a two-year ban for doping, but failed to advance to the final round. She originally won the gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, but lost it due to a positive drugs test for caffeine. She was later cleared and let off a suspension, but in May 2006 she tested positive for an anabolic steroid and accepted a ban. Her best performance was 70.02 meters on 23 June 1999, at the Olympic meet in Thessaloniki, Greece. See also List of doping cases in athletics References External links Natalya Sadova at European Athletics (archived) 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Nizhny Novgorod Russian female discus throwers Olympic female discus throwers Olympic athletes of Russia Olympic gold medalists for Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Universiade gold medalists for Russia Universiade gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia World Athletics Championships medalists Athletes stripped of World Athletics Championships medals European Athletics Championships medalists Russian Athletics Championships winners Doping cases in athletics Russian sportspeople in doping cases