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{{short description|Russian long-distance runner}}
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{{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
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{{Medal|Competition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|2006 Gothenburg]]|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Disqualified|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|2010 Barcelona]]|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
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'''Inga Eduardovna Abitova''' ({{langx|ru|Инга Эдуардовна Абитова}}, born 6 March 1982 in [[Novokuybyshevsk]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inga ABITOVA {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14297186 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=www.worldathletics.org}}</ref> is a Russian [[Long-distance track event|long-distance]] [[Running|runner]], who specializes in the [[10,000 metres]] and the [[marathon]]. She was the 2006 European Champion in the 10,000&nbsp;m<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Athletics |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/historical-data/athletes/russia/inga-abitova-014297186 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=www.european-athletics.com |language=en}}</ref> and reached the final at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].

==Doping==
In 2012, she was given a two-year ban for breaking [[Doping in sport|anti-doping]] regulations. The reason given was an "abnormal haemoglobin profile in her [[biological passport]]". Her competition results will be annulled, beginning 10 October 2009 and her suspension began on 11 October 2012.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-athletics-russia-abitova-idUSBRE8A61LS20121107 Russia's Abitova handed two-year doping ban]. [[Reuters]]. (7 November 2012). Retrieved 8 November 2012.</ref>

In May 2016, it was reported that Abitova was one of 14 Russian athletes, implicated in doping following the retesting of urine from the [[2008 Olympic Games]]. Abitova was named by Russian press agency [[Russian News Agency TASS|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, she stands to lose all results, medals and records from the date of the original test to May 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Russia could lose nine Beijing 2008 Olympic medals after retests of doping samples |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1037750/russia-could-lose-nine-beijing-2008-olympic-medals-after-retests-of-doping-samples |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref> Her doping offence was confirmed on 13 September.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-13 |title=IOC sanctions four athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London 2012 |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-four-athletes-for-failing-anti-doping-tests-at-beijing-2008-and-london-2012-1 |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>

==Career==
As a junior athlete Abitova finished eleventh in the [[3000 metres]] at the [[1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics|1999 World Youth Championships]]. She began [[cross country running]] and – after taking part in the [[2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] – she took fourth place in the junior race at the [[2005 European Cross Country Championships]], helping the Russian junior team to a [[gold medal]]. She won the [[Belgrade Marathon]] in 2005, finishing in 2:38:20,<ref>{{cite news|last=Butcher|first=Pat|date=23 April 2005|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/course-record-falls-as-belgrade-marathon-make|title=Course record falls as Belgrade Marathon makes successful return|publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]]|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> and ran at the [[2005 European Cross Country Championships]], taking seventh place and leading the Russian women to a team gold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletics - Inga Abitova (Russia) |url=https://www.the-sports.org/inga-abitova-athletics-spf17080.html# |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=www.the-sports.org}}</ref>

In 2006, she became European champion over the 10,000&nbsp;metres at the [[2006 European Championships in Athletics|2006 European Championships]] in [[Gothenburg, Sweden]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-11-07 |title=Russia's Abitova handed two-year doping ban |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-athletics-russia-abitova-idUSBRE8A61LS20121107 |access-date=2022-07-28}}</ref> Her winning time of 30:31.42 minutes meant a new personal best for her<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian Abitova in 10,000m triumph - Aug 7, 2006 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/08/07/athletics.european/index.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=CNN}}</ref> and the seventh-best time ever run by a [[Europe]]an woman. Abitova won the 10,000&nbsp;m at the 2007 Russian Championships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abitova wins 10,000m; Russian men's 10k record; Privalova is back – Russian Champs, Day 1 {{!}} NEWS {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/abitova-wins-10000m-russian-mens-10k-record-p |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=www.worldathletics.org}}</ref> She later finished twelfth at the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 World Championships]] and sixth at the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|2008 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=REGARDING INGA ABITOVA |url=https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/IOC/Who-We-Are/Commissions/Disciplinary-Commission/IOC-Disciplinary-Commission-Decision-Inga-Abitova.pdf |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=stillmed.olympic.org}}</ref>

The following year she ran at the [[2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships]] and finished in ninth place – the best performance by a European woman. She participated in the inaugural edition of the [[Yokohama Women's Marathon]] held in [[Japan]] and she won the race in a time of 2:27:18. Abitova broke from the main pack at the 30&nbsp;km mark and was unchallenged to the finish.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nakamura |first1=Ken |last2=Onishi |first2=Akihiro |date=15 November 2009 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=54902.html |title=Abitova takes inaugural Yokohama Women's Marathon |publisher=IAAF |access-date=28 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219144705/http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D100/newsid%3D54902.html |archive-date=19 February 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Her first major race of 2010 was the [[London Marathon]] and she was the runner-up behind compatriot [[Liliya Shobukhova]], having finished the race in a time of 2:22:19.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Matthew|date=25 April 2010 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/commanding-victories-for-kebede-and-shobukhov|title=Commanding victories for Kebede and Shobukhova – London Marathon report|publisher=IAAF|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> Her results from the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships onwards were subsequently annulled.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gambaccini |first=Peter |date=2012-11-08 |title=Russia's Inga Abitova Gets Two-Year Drug Ban |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a20836814/russias-inga-abitova-gets-two-year-drug-ban/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Runner's World |language=en-US}}</ref>

Currently, she trains under Vladimir Timofeyev.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2006-08-07 |title=Abitova takes shock 10,000m gold |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/5254090.stm |access-date=2022-08-24}}</ref> She graduated from the [[Samara Institute of Law]] of the [[Federal Penitentiary Service]].

== Personal life ==
Abitova is married and has one son.<ref name=":0" />

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
|1999
|[[1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics|World Youth Championships]]
|[[Bydgoszcz]], Poland
|11th
|3000 m
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2001
|[[2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]]
|[[Ostend]], Belgium
|30th
|Junior race
|
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2001 European Cross Country Championships|European Cross Country Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Thun]], Switzerland
|4th
|Junior race
|
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Junior team
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2005
|rowspan=2|[[2005 European Cross Country Championships|European Cross Country Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Tilburg]], Netherlands
|7th
|Senior race
|
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Senior team
|
|-
|[[Belgrade Marathon]]
|[[Belgrade]], Yugoslavia
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Marathon
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2006
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg]], Sweden
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]
|
|-
|[[2006 European Cross Country Championships|European Cross Country Championships]]
|[[San Giorgio su Legnano]], Italy
|31st
|Senior race
|
|-
|[[Mumbai Marathon]]
|[[Mumbai]], India
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Marathon
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2007
|[[2007 London Marathon|London Marathon]]
|[[London]], United Kingdom
|9th
|Marathon
|
|-
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Osaka]], Japan
|12th
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]
|
|-bgcolor=pink
|2008
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
|[[Beijing]], China
|'''DSQ''' <del>6th </del>
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2009
|[[2009 London Marathon|London Marathon]]
|London, United Kingdom
|6th
|Marathon
|
|- bgcolor=#F6CECE
|[[2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships|World Half Marathon Championships]]
|[[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
|'''DSQ''' <del>9th </del>
|Half marathon
|
|- bgcolor=#F6CECE
|[[Yokohama Women's Marathon]]
|[[Yokohama]], Japan
|'''DSQ''' <del>1st </del>
|Marathon
|
|- bgcolor=#F6CECE
|rowspan=2|2010
|[[2010 London Marathon|London Marathon]]
|London, United Kingdom
|'''DSQ''' <del>2nd </del>
|Marathon
|<del>2:22:19 </del>
|- bgcolor=#F6CECE
|[[2010 New York City Marathon|New York City Marathon]]
|New York, United States
|'''DSQ''' <del>4th </del>
|Marathon
|<del>2:29:17 </del>
|}

==See also==
*[[List of doping cases in athletics]]
*[[List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women)]]
*[[List of stripped European Athletics Championships medals]]
*[[List of winners of the London Marathon]]
*[[Doping at the Olympic Games]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Inga Abitova}}
*[http://marathoninfo.free.fr/athletes/russie/abitova.htm Inga Abitova] at marathoninfo
*{{World Athletics}}

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