Antonina krivoshapka biography

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Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the metres.

Career

However, she had little success in the following years, placing only fifth in the heats of the World Junior Championships. She did not improve on her personal best in or , and only competed on the national level However, she began to steadily improve her performances in and , posting seasonal bests of s and s respectively.

Later that year, during the semifinals at the Russian national championships in Cheboksary, she lowered her outdoor m personal best by nearly a full second by running s, the second fastest time in the world that year.

With these strong performances, Krivoshapka was considered one of the favorites for a medal in the m at the World Championships in Berlin. She suffered an injury in an unusual fashion in early – while doing sprint training on a track in Volgograd, a young b Toggle share options!