Natalya Artyomova

Natalya Petrovna Artyomova (Наталья Петровна Артёмова; born January 5, 1963, in Rostov-on-Don) is a retired middle-distance runner from Russia, who was one of the leading athletes in the women's 1500 metres and 3000 metres during the 1980s.

On July 4, 1992, traces of a banned steroid were allegedly found in her urine sample. She was banned by track's world governing body IAAF pending a hearing.