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Albina Akhatova

Albina Akhatova
Akhatova at the Östersund '08 World Championship
Personal information
Full nameAlbina Khamitovna Akhatova
Born13 November 1976 (1976-11-13) (age 48)
Nikolsk, Vologda Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin 4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 10 km pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Hochfilzen Team event
Gold medal – first place 2000 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 12.5 km mass start
Gold medal – first place 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1999 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2004 Oberhof 15 km individual
Silver medal – second place 2004 Oberhof 4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2008 Östersund 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Oslo 15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Östersund 10 km pursuit

Albina Khamitovna Akhatova (Russian: Альби́на Хами́товна Аха́това, Tatar: Альбина Хәмит кызы Әхәтова; born 13 November 1976) is a Russian former biathlete. She was banned for two years for doping.

Career

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At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won bronze medals in the 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) pursuit and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) individual; she originally finished fourth in the individual but was promoted when her teammate Olga Pyleva was disqualified after failing a doping test. She also won gold, silver, and bronze medals in Olympic relay competitions in 2006, 1998, and 2002, respectively.

Akhatova also won the gold medals in the mass start at the 2003 World Championship held in Khanty-Mansiysk. In 1999 in Oslo, she won the bronze medal, and in 2004 in Oberhof, Germany, she won the silver medal, both over the distance of 15 km. She also was part of Russia's winning relay teams at the 2000 and 2003 World Championships.

After a break in the 2006/07 season, she returned in January 2008. At the 2008 World Championships in Östersund, she won the silver medal in the 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) sprint and the bronze medal in the subsequent 10 km pursuit.

Doping case

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On 13 February 2009 the IBU announced that Akhatova, along with teammates Ekaterina Iourieva and Dmitri Yaroshenko, had tested positive for EPO during the World Cup in Östersund. On 11 August 2009, each was banned for two years.[1][2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Biathlon champion is banned". The New York Times. November 3, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "CAS upholds doping bans of Russian biathletes". ESPN.com. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Russian drug cheats will miss Vancouver and Sochi after CAS uphold bans". www.insidethegames.biz. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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