Anisya Kirdyapkina

In 2007, she won the Russian Winter Championships, the European Race Walking Cup and the European Junior Championships, all 10 km races.[1] She race in the 20 km IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final, which was held in her hometown of Saransk.[1] She finished second to Olga Kaniskina.[1] She received two technique disqualifications in races in 2008.[1] In 2009, she finished in 4th at the World Championships which was retrospectively upgraded to bronze due to the disqualification of the original gold medalist, 5 days before her husband won gold.[1] In 2010, she won the summer and winter Russian titles, setting a new personal best of 1.25.11.[1] That year, she finished second in a Russian one, two, three at the European Championships.[1] At the 2011 she won a bronze medal at the World Championships.[1]

Kirdyapkina's qualification for the 2012 Olympics came down to a battle between her and Tatyana Sibileva.[1] Kirdyapkina qualified for the 2012 Olympics by beating Sibileva at the Russian National Championships.[1] At the 2012 Olympics, she finished in 5th place.[1]

At the 2013 Universiade, held in Kazan, Russia, Kirdyapkina lead a Russian one, two, three with a championship record of 1:29:30.[1] She finished in second in the 2013 World Championships in Moscow beaten by Russian teammate Elena Lashmanova.[1]

In February 2019, Kirdyapkina was banned for three years for doping and all her results from 25 February 2011 to 11 October were disqualified including her 2 Universiade gold medals, 2 World Championship silver medals and her 2012 Olympics 5th place.[2]

• Anisya Kirdyapkina at World Athletics