Vasiliy Yershov

Vasiliy Yershov (15 August 1949 – 6 November 2000)[1] was a Ukrainian javelin thrower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics for Soviet Union.[2] Yershov tested positive for anabolic steroids at the 1978 European Athletics Championships and was subsequently banned from sport for 18 months.[3][4]

References
  1. Biography of Vasiliy Yershov (in Ukrainian)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vasiliy Yershov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  3. Holt, John B. (April 26–28, 1979), International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) - Main Decisions of the IAAF Council, Meeting in Dakar (SEN), April 26th, 27th and 28th 1979 (PDF), IAAF, pp. 353–354, retrieved 13 February 2015
  4. "Fire av fem var russere", Aftenposten 6 November 1978, p.2, 2nd section.



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