Albina Khamitovna Akhatova (russian: Альби́на Хами́товна Аха́това, tt-Cyrl, Альбина Хәмит кызы Әхәтова; born 13 November 1976) is a Russian (of Tatar origin) former
biathlete. She was banned for two years for doping.
Career
At the
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...
in
Turin, she won bronze medals in the pursuit and individual; she originally finished fourth in the individual but was promoted when her teammate
Olga Pyleva
Olga Valeryevna Medvedtseva (russian: Ольга Валерьевна Медведцева), former Pyleva (russian: Пылёва), née Zamorozova (russian: Заморозова), (born 7 July 1975) is a former Russian biathlon, biathlete.
At th ...
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 sprint and the bronze medal in the subsequent 10 km pursuit.
Doping case
On 13 February 2009 the IBU announced that Akhatova, along with teammates
Ekaterina Iourieva
Ekaterina Valeryevna Iourieva (russian: Екатерина Валерьевна Юрьева; born June 11, 1983, in Chaykovsky, Perm Krai) is a Russian former biathlete
The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rif ...
and
Dmitri Yaroshenko
Dmitri Vladimirovich Yaroshenko (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Ярошенко; born 4 November 1976) is a Russian former biathlete.
He broke through during the 2006–07 season at the age of 30, after winning a European Ch ...
, had tested positive for
EPO during the World Cup in
Östersund. On 11 August 2009, each was banned for two years.
See also
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List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
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1976 births
Living people
People from Nikolsky District, Vologda Oblast
Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Doping cases in biathlon
Olympic biathletes for Russia
Olympic gold medalists for Russia
Olympic silver medalists for Russia
Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
Russian female biathletes
Olympic medalists in biathlon
Biathlon World Championships medalists
Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Russian sportspeople in doping cases
Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" I class
Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class
Sportspeople from Vologda Oblast
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