Mariya Abakumova

Mariya Vasiliyevna Abakumova (Russian: Мария Васильевна Абакумова; born 15 January 1986) is a Russian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.

Mariya Abakumova
Abakumova at the 2011 World Championships
Personal information
Full nameMariya Vasiliyevna Abakumova
NationalityRussian
Born (1986-01-15) 15 January 1986
Stavropol, Soviet Union
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWomen's athletics
Event(s)Javelin throw
ClubCSKA Moscow
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)NR 71.99 m (2011)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Disqualified2008 BeijingJavelin throw
World Championships
2013 MoscowJavelin throw
Disqualified2011 DaeguJavelin throw
Disqualified2009 BerlinJavelin throw
Summer Universiade
2013 KazanJavelin throw
Representing Europe
Continental Cup
Disqualified2010 SplitJavelin throw

Career

She won gold at the 2011 World Championships, where she threw a Russian and Championship record of 71.99 metres. This throw also ranks her second on the overall list.

Abakumova is a two-time Olympian; she has competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She won silver at the former with a throw of 70.78 m and finished in tenth place at the latter with a throw of 59.34 m. In 2013, she won the Summer Universiade with a throw of 65.12 m and later that year she won bronze at the World Championships with a 65.09 m throw.

In May 2016, it was reported that Abakumova was one of 14 Russian athletes, and nine medalists, implicated in doping following the retesting of urine from the 2008 Olympic Games. Abakumova was named by Russian press agency TASS as having failed the retest, which was undertaken following the Russian doping scandal of 2015 and 2016. If confirmed, under IOC and IAAF rules, Abakumova stands to lose all results, medals and records from the date of the original test to May 2016.[1] On 13 September 2016, her doping was confirmed by the IOC. Her results at the 2008 Summer Olympics were voided, and she had to return the medal she had won.[2] Abakumova appealed the IOC's decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). On 26 July 2018 the CAS dismissed Abakumova's appeal and upheld the IOC's decision.[3][4]

International competitions
Representing  Russia
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 4th Javelin throw 51.41 m
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 25th (q) Javelin throw 43.95 m
2005 Universiade İzmir, Turkey 8th Javelin throw 53.48 m
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 6th Javelin throw 54.25 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 7th Javelin throw 61.43 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China DQ (2nd) Javelin throw 70.78 m Doping
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany DQ (3rd) Javelin throw 66.06 m Doping
World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece DQ (1st) Javelin throw 4.60 m Doping
2010 European Cup Winter Throwing Arles, France DQ (2nd) Javelin throw 65.21 m Doping
European Championships Barcelona, Spain DQ (5th) Javelin throw 61.46 m Doping
Continental Cup Split, Croatia DQ (1st) Javelin throw 68.14 m Doping, CR
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea DQ (1st) Javelin throw 71.99 m Doping, NR CR
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom DQ (10th) Javelin throw 59.34 m Doping
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 1st Javelin throw 65.12 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 3rd Javelin throw 65.09 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 30th (q) Javelin throw 56.08 m

See also

References
  1. Nick Butler (24 May 2016). "Russia could lose nine Beijing 2008 Olympic medals after retests of doping samples". Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. "IOC sanctions four athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London 2012". 25 January 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. "26.07.18 - CAS dismisses the appeals filed by Ekaterina Gnidenko, Maria Abakumova and Tatyana Lebedeva" (PDF). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. "CAS dismisses Olympic appeals from Russia trio". Reuters. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.


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