Mariya Vasiliyevna Abakumova (; born 15 January 1986) is a Russian former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.
Career Abakumova discovered her love for athletics and throwing through her coach Irina Vladimirovna Kamarova. Her parents were also active in athletics and served as role models.
Abakumova is a two-time Olympian; she competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2008 she initially won silver. In 2012 she initially finished tenth. She also initially won gold at the 2011 World Championships. 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 stood to lose all results, medals, and records from the date of the original test to May 2016. On 13 September 2016, her doping was confirmed by the IOC. Her results at the 2008 Olympics were voided, and she had to return the medal she won. 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.
Personal life Abakumova is married to the Russian javelin thrower Dmitry Tarabin. In June 2014 she had twins who were named Kira and Milana.
International competitions 2003World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada4thJavelin throw51.41 m2004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy25th (q)Javelin throw43.95 m2005Universiadeİzmir, Turkey8thJavelin throw53.48 m2007European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary6thJavelin throw54.25 mWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan7thJavelin throw61.43 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China (2nd)Javelin throw70.78 mDoping2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany (3rd)Javelin throw66.06 mDopingWorld Athletics FinalThessaloniki, Greece (1st)Javelin throw64.60 mDoping2010European Cup Winter Throwing Arles, France (2nd)Javelin throw65.21 mDopingEuropean Championships Barcelona, Spain (5th)Javelin throw61.46 mDopingContinental CupSplit, Croatia (1st)Javelin throw68.14 mDoping, 2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea (1st)Javelin throw71.99 mDoping, 2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom (10th)Javelin throw59.34 mDoping2013UniversiadeKazan, Russia1stJavelin throw65.12 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia3rdJavelin throw65.09 m2015World Championships Beijing, China30th (q)Javelin throw56.08 m
See also List of doping cases in athletics List of stripped Olympic medals List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women) Doping at the Olympic Games Doping in Russia
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