Anissja Bjassyrovna Kirdjapkina
Anissja Bjassyrowna Kirdjapkina , née Kornikowa , ( Russian Анися Бясыровна Кирдяпкина ; born October 23, 1989 in Saransk ) is a Russian walker who has been one of the world's top 20-kilometer walkers since 2009 .
The European junior champion from 2007 took fourth place at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. In 2010 she became vice European champion and in 2011 she won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Daegu. After the winner, Olga Kaniskina, was disqualified for doping, Kirdjapkina subsequently received silver.
At the 2012 Olympics , Kirdjapkina finished fifth. At the 2013 World Athletics Championships in Moscow, she won silver.
Because of doping , the International Court of Sport in 2019 canceled the medals from the 2011 and 2013 World Championships and banned them until 2020. Because Kirdjapkina has ended her active career, the ban also applies to her coaching work.
Her husband Sergei Kirdjapkin is also a track and field athlete and 2012 Olympic champion in 50 km .
Success at international highlights
- Junior European Championships 2007: 1st place
- World Championships 2009: 4th place
- European Championships 2010: 2nd place
- World Championships 2011: 3rd place
- Olympic Games 2012: 5th place
Web links
- Anissya Kirdjapkina in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Anissja Bjassyrowna Kirdjapkina in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kirdjapkina, Anissja Bjassyrovna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Кирдяпкина, Анися Бясыровна (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian walker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saransk |