Anastasiya Kapachinskaya
Encyclopedia
Anastasiya Alexandrovna Kapachinskaya (born November 20, 1979 in Moscow
, Soviet Union
) is a sprint
athlete.
At the IAAF
World Indoor Championships
in 2004 she won the 200 m, but was stripped of the title after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid
stanozolol. She denied all knowledge of how it had happened and during the two year ban that she has received has vowed to work with the World Anti-Doping Agency promoting sports without drugs, joining Kelli White
of the United States of America
who also fell foul of the same rules after traces of modafinil were found in her urine
sample.
In a statement http://www.mosnews.com/news/2004/06/01/sprinter.shtml she said "It’s an accident, I swear I did not take any banned substances, but I do not deny that they were tested in my samples. It was my negligence."
It is an ironic state of affairs as Anastasiya was awarded the 200 m 2003 World Championship
title after White was stripped of her title. Torri Edwards
(USA) who was awarded the 100 m title at the same event after White's disqualification, and stepped into the silver medal position in the 200 m has also failed a drug test and faces a ban herself. The only person who came out of the race without suspicion was Muriel Hurtis
of France
who was awarded the bronze medal.
In 2006, Kapachinskaya's mother died, and this affected her running immensely. In the 2008 Olympics, however, she was in the 400 m final and her result was fifth after Yulia Gushchina but achieved a silver in the 4X400 m relay.
In 2009, she again was in the final of 400 m in the world championships and was 6th, fellow Russian Krivoshapka was 3rd, and the Russian team achieved a bronze in the relay.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
) is a sprint
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
athlete.
At the IAAF
International Association of Athletics Federations
The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...
World Indoor Championships
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics
The International Association of Athletics Federations World Indoor Championships were inaugurated as the World Indoor Games in 1985 in Paris, France and were subsequently renamed in 1987 as they are known today.-History:...
in 2004 she won the 200 m, but was stripped of the title after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid
Anabolic steroid
Anabolic steroids, technically known as anabolic-androgen steroids or colloquially simply as "steroids", are drugs that mimic the effects of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in the body. They increase protein synthesis within cells, which results in the buildup of cellular tissue ,...
stanozolol. She denied all knowledge of how it had happened and during the two year ban that she has received has vowed to work with the World Anti-Doping Agency promoting sports without drugs, joining Kelli White
Kelli White
Kelli White is an American former sprinter. She won two gold medals in the World Championships in Paris in 2003. However, on June 18, 2004, she was stripped of her medals, because she tested positive on a drug test. She admitted guilt and testified before the Court of Arbitration for Sport...
of the United States of America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
who also fell foul of the same rules after traces of modafinil were found in her urine
Urine
Urine is a typically sterile liquid by-product of the body that is secreted by the kidneys through a process called urination and excreted through the urethra. Cellular metabolism generates numerous by-products, many rich in nitrogen, that require elimination from the bloodstream...
sample.
In a statement http://www.mosnews.com/news/2004/06/01/sprinter.shtml she said "It’s an accident, I swear I did not take any banned substances, but I do not deny that they were tested in my samples. It was my negligence."
It is an ironic state of affairs as Anastasiya was awarded the 200 m 2003 World Championship
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations . Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biennially.-History:...
title after White was stripped of her title. Torri Edwards
Torri Edwards
Torri Edwards is an American sprinter. She was a rising young star in 100 and 200 metres, winning an Olympic medal in 4×100 metres relay in 2000. In 2003 she won six medals in major international competitions, including one World Championship gold...
(USA) who was awarded the 100 m title at the same event after White's disqualification, and stepped into the silver medal position in the 200 m has also failed a drug test and faces a ban herself. The only person who came out of the race without suspicion was Muriel Hurtis
Muriel Hurtis
Muriel Hurtis-Houairi is a track and field athlete from France who specialises in the 200 metres. She came to prominence in 2002 when she won the 200 m gold medals at both the European Indoor Championships and the European Athletics Championships...
of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
who was awarded the bronze medal.
In 2006, Kapachinskaya's mother died, and this affected her running immensely. In the 2008 Olympics, however, she was in the 400 m final and her result was fifth after Yulia Gushchina but achieved a silver in the 4X400 m relay.
In 2009, she again was in the final of 400 m in the world championships and was 6th, fellow Russian Krivoshapka was 3rd, and the Russian team achieved a bronze in the relay.
Major achievements
- 2002
- Russian Championships – Cheboksari.
- 400 m bronze medal
- European Championships – MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.- 4 x 400 m relayRelay raceDuring a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
silver medal
- 4 x 400 m relay
- Russian Championships – Cheboksari.
- 2003
- World Championships2003 World Championships in AthleticsThe 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
– ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France.- 200 m gold medal
- 4 x 400 m relay silver medal
- Russian Indoor Championships – TulaTula, RussiaTula is an industrial city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast, Russia. It is located south of Moscow, on the Upa River. Population: -History:...
.- 200 m gold medal
- World Indoor Championships2003 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsThe 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK from 14 March to 16 March 2003. It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK...
– BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.- 200 m bronze medal
- 1st IAAF World Athletics Final – MonacoMonacoMonaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
.- 200 m third place
- European Cup – FlorenceFlorenceFlorence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.- 200 m gold medal
- World Championships
- 2011
- World Championships2011 World Championships in AthleticsThe 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....
– DaeguDaeguDaegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...
, Korea.- 400m bronze medal
- World Championships