Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka (russian: Антонина Владимировна Кривошапка; born 21 July 1987) is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the

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. She competed at the

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, where her team originally was awarded a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay. Krivoshapka and her teammates were later stripped of this medal after Krivoshapka tested positive for the steroid

turinabol Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone (CDMT; brand name Oral Turinabol), also known as 4-chloro-17β-hydroxy17α-methylandrosta-1,4-dien-3-one, is an anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS). It is the 4-chloro-substituted derivative of metandienone (dehyd ...

Early years

Hailing from

Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...

, Krivoshapka won the silver medal in the 400 m at the 2003 World Youth Championships in a time of 53.54 s, and won bronze in the medley relay. However, she had little success in the following years, placing only fifth in the heats of the 2004 World Junior Championships. She did not improve on her personal best in 2005 or 2006, and only competed on the national level. However, she began to steadily improve her performances in 2007 and 2008, posting seasonal bests of 52.32 s and 51.24 s, respectively.

Professional athletics career

Krivoshapka's international breakthrough came in 2009, when she set a personal best of 50.55 s over 400 m indoors to win the Russian indoor championships, and subsequently won the 400 m gold medal at the

2009 European Indoor Championships The 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Turin, Italy, from Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March 2009. The championships took place at the Oval Lingotto indoor arena

. At the same championships she won a gold medal in the

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with teammates

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, Darya Safonova and Yelena Voynova. Later that year, during the semifinals at the Russian national championships in

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, she lowered her outdoor 400 m personal best by nearly a full second by running 49.29 s, the second-fastest time in the world that year.Russia's Krivoshapka almost back in shape
.

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(4 April 2010). Retrieved on 6 April 2010. She went on to win the national title in 49.71 s. With these performances, Krivoshapka was considered one of the favorites for a medal in the 400 m at the

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. In the 400 m final, she won the bronze medal in 49.71 s, behind

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and

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. She initially won another bronze medal in the 4×400 m relay, where she anchored the Russian team. Krivoshapka suffered an injury in an unusual fashion in early 2010 – while doing sprint training on a track in

Volgograd Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), geographical renaming, formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stal ...

, a young boy walked into her path and she strained her back in the ensuing collision. She missed the

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as a result but fully recovered in time for the outdoor season. Later that year at the

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, she claimed the 400 m bronze medal. She won a silver medal as part of the Europe 4 × 400 m relay team at the

2010 IAAF Continental Cup The 1st IAAF Continental Cup was an international track and field sporting event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations. Originally scheduled as the 11th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, it was renamed in 200 ...

. At the 2013 World Athletics Championships in Moscow, she initially finished third in the individual 400 m race. In 2016, Krivoshapka's samples from both the 2008 and 2012 Olympics were retested and found to contain turinabol as announced on February 1, 2017. In April she was given a two-year ban, which disqualified her 2012 and 2013 results.

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Early years

Professional athletics career

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