- Albina Akhatova
Albina Khamitovna Akhatova ( _ru. Альбина Хамитовна Ахатова; born
November 13 ,1976 inVologda Oblast ) is aRussia nbiathlete .At the
2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won bronze medals in the 10 km pursuit and 15 km individual; she originally finished fourth in the individual but was promoted when her teammateOlga 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 inOslo , she won the bronze medal, and in 2004 inOberhof, 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 km sprint and the bronze medal in the subsequent 10 km pursuit.
References
*cite web | url = http://data.biathlonworld.com/data/archives.aspx?IbuId=BTRUS21311197601 | title = IBU Profile of Albina Akhatova | publisher = International Biathlon Union | accessdate = 2008-02-10
*cite web | url = http://akhatova.ru | title = Official Site of Albina Akhatova
ee also
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List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
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