Marina Nichișenco

Marina Nichișenco (Marghiev)
Personal information
Born	28 June 1986 (age 37); Vladikavkaz, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country	Moldova
Sport	Track and field
Event	Hammer throw

Marina Nichișenco,^[1] née Marghiev (Russian: Марина Сослановна Маргиева, Marina Soslanovna Margieva; born 28 June 1986) is a female hammer thrower who competes for Moldova. Her personal best throw is 71.50 metres, achieved in January 2009 in Chişinău. She is a former national record holder.^[2] Born in Russia, she is the older sister of Zalina Marghieva and Serghei Marghiev, and is coached by her father Soslan.^[2]

Nichișenco was due to compete at the 2012 Olympic Games but was withdrawn by her National Olympic Committee after her A-sample tested positive for stanozolol during a drug test.^[3] She was suspended for 2 years.^[4]

Achievements[edit]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Moldova
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	15th (q)	57.95 m
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	15th	58.66 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	43rd (q)	62.12 m
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	7th	68.10 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	33rd (q)	64.83 m
	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	7th	65.29 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	6th	70.77 m
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	8th	65.83 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	17th (q)	67.95 m
2012	Olympic Games*	London, United Kingdom	DNC	0.00
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	25th (q)	66.63 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	14th (q)	67.76 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	24th (q)	65.19 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	27th (q)	64.63 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	24th (q)	64.37 m

Note: Was scheduled to compete, withdrawn due to positive results from a drug test.

References[edit]

^ "Medalie de bronz la Cupa Europei la distanţe mari - TV7". Archived from the original on 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
^ ^a ^b Donets, Serghei (3 February 2009). "71.56m national Hammer Throw record from Zalina Marghieva". IAAF.org. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
^ "Moldovan hammer thrower thrown out of Olympics after testing positive for doping". The Independent. Associated Press. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^ "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 10/12/2013 IAAF 10 December 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

External links[edit]

Marina Marghieva-Nikisenko at Olympics.com
Marina Marghiev-Nicișenco at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[1] "Medalie de bronz la Cupa Europei la distanţe mari - TV7". Archived from the original on 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2015-05-21.

[rec-2] Donets, Serghei (3 February 2009). "71.56m national Hammer Throw record from Zalina Marghieva". IAAF.org. Retrieved 4 February 2009.

[3] "Moldovan hammer thrower thrown out of Olympics after testing positive for doping". The Independent. Associated Press. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

[4] "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 10/12/2013 IAAF 10 December 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

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