Biography
Albina Akhatova - biathlete, honored master of sports. It has an order "For merits to the Fatherland" of the first degree, as well as the Order of Honor. To date, one of the best biathletes in the history of Russia is considered.
Albin was born in the Vologda region in the city of Nikolsk 13.11.1976. Her father Hamit Firesrakhmanovich Akhatov was a famous coach, which led to a big sport not one athlete. He has the title of Honored Coach of the Russian Federation, was awarded the Order "For Merit to Fatherland" of the Second Degree, as well as the "Sports Glory of Yamal" medal.
Tatiana Akhatov's mother's mother was the director of the Palace of Sports, which was located in Labytnangi. Unfortunately, Mom tragically died in 2000. Sports school was named after her honor.
For the first time, Akhatov became skiing when she was only ten years old. The first coach was Pope, who was already noticed that his daughter had a talent. She actively participated in ski racing competitions. At the age of 14, the athlete managed to perform the regulations of the Master of Sports.
Biathlon
Next, Leonid Aleksandrovich Guriev becomes coach of Albina. In 1993, Akhatova decides to become biathlon. Training took place in the city of Khanty-Mansiysk, where the young girl was forced to move.
In 1994, Akhatov participates in the youth of the Olympic Games. Unfortunately, she failed to conquer prizes, but the results of the girl were quite good: in the classic sprint it comes the eleventh, and in biathlon with a pneumatic rifle occupies an honorable eighth place.
In the same year, a young athlete is preparing for the Arctic games. They became more successful for Albina, since it was then that she won two "gold" and one "silver". After these games about Akhatov begin to speak in sports circles.
When Akhatov turned 20 years old, she went to the World Cup, which was held in Italy. 1996 was not very successful for the young girl, as she showed the worst result among Russian athletes and came only the 56th.
But Akhatova was needed only one year to prove to all that persistent training sooner or later bring a positive result. In an individual race during the second stage of the World Cup, which was held in Sweden, she managed to come the 17th.
The girl takes part in the European Championship, which was held in Austria in 1997. Then the national team of the Russian Federation became the first. Great contribution to this victory exactly Akhatov.
In 1998, Akhatov at the World Cup in Slovakia wins "Silver" for an individual race. The same year brought the girlfriend vice-championship in the Winter Olympics.
In the same competition, but already in 2002, it comes to the third, and before that, in 1999 he receives "bronze" in Oslo at the World Biathlon Championship.
The first "gold" gets athlete in 2003 in Italy at the World Cup. In the same year, she takes part in the World Cup, which was held in Khanty-Mansiysk. In the mass start, she comes first.
For 2003, the girl is a four-time world champion, and in 2004 she managed to conquer "silver" in Oberhof.
In 2006, the Olympiad in Turin brings the girl desired for every athlete "Gold". Albin also won two bronze medals on these games in an individual race by 15 and 10 kilometers.
The next awards were sprinkled during the World Championships in Ostersund in 2008.
Doping Scandal and Career Completion
At the end of 2008, Albina gives blood for doping. At the beginning of next year, the result comes from the International Union of Biathletes, which indicates that during the study, prohibited substances were found in its blood. By the court decision, the athlete was removed from the competition for two years.
In addition to the ban on participation in tournaments, she was also not allowed to perform at the Olympic Games, which were held in 2010, as well as in 2014. Ahatova was not agreed with the decision and filed on appeal to Lausanne.
But she never managed to prove his innocence, since in the official letter it was stated that according to the results of the study in the blood of biathletes, Doping was present.
In 2010, the ban on participation in tournaments was removed, but Albina Akhatova never returned to a big sport.
Albina Akhatova now
After leaving the big sport, Albina decided to become a coach. One of the student was her current spouse Maxim Maximov. He managed to win awards at the European and World Championships.In 2012, Akhatov was offered to become a coach for shooting. She agreed and today works with the Tyumen Region team. To date, the biathlete lives in the city of Labytnangi Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
To date, Akhatov is rightfully considered one of the best biathletes in the history of Russia.
Personal life
The first husband of Albina Dmitry Maslov is a famous skier. They lived together just two years and decided to divorce. The couple did not have common children.
Andrei Dmitriev became the second spouse of Akhatov. He worked as a Russian national biathlon team. In 2006, their son was born, which Leonid was named.
Marriage with Dmitriev collapsed in 2009. There were rumors that the doping scandal was the cause of the divorce.
With his third husband, Akhatov has been living for three years. Maxim Maximov made an albine proposal, and they got married in 2013. In the same period, the pair was born a daughter, which they called Nastya.
Children occupy one of the honorary places in the life of the former athlete. She raises his babies and pays a lot of attention. In his spare time, Albina loves to play tennis, as well as skiing in the mountains.
The passion for Akhatov is breeding cacti. In addition to the sports career, she managed to get education at the State University of Paths and Messages. Specialty Albina Manager-economist.