Mariya Abakumova

Mariya Abakumova

Abakumova at the 2011 World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Mariya Vasiliyevna Abakumova
Nationality	Russia
Born	(1986-01-15) 15 January 1986 Stavropol, Soviet Union
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Club	CSKA Moscow
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	NR 71.99 m (2011)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Russia Olympic Games Disqualified 2008 Beijing Javelin throw World Championships 2013 Moscow Javelin throw Disqualified 2011 Daegu Javelin throw Disqualified 2009 Berlin Javelin throw Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan Javelin throw Representing Europe Continental Cup Disqualified 2010 Split Javelin throw

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

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Russia
2003	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	4th	51.41 m
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	25th (q)	43.95 m
2005	Universiade	İzmir, Turkey	8th	53.48 m
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	6th	54.25 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	7th	61.43 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	Disqualified (2nd)	DSQ (70.78 m)
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	Disqualified (3rd)	DSQ (66.06 m)
	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	Disqualified (1st)	DSQ (64.60 m)
2010	European Cup Winter Throwing	Arles, France	Disqualified (2nd)	DSQ (65.21 m)
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	Disqualified (5th)	DSQ (61.46 m)
	Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	Disqualified (1st)	DSQ (68.14 m CR)
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	Disqualified (1st)	DSQ (71.99 m NR, CR)
2012	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain	Disqualified (10th)	DSQ (59.34 m)
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	1st	65.12 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	3rd	65.09 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	30th (q)	56.08 m

References

• Mariya Abakumova at IAAF