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Mariya Savinova

RUSWomen

Birth dateAug 13, 1985

BirthplaceChelyabinsk, Russia

Height1.72 m

Weight60 kg

Mariya Sergeyevna Savinova (Russian: Мария Сергеевна Савинова; born 13 August 1985) is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 800 metres event.

In 2017, she was found guilty of doping and was subsequently suspended from competition for four years.

In addition to the ban, she had three years of elite results nullified and was stripped of both her World Championship medals (2011 and 2013) and her 2012 Olympic gold medal. Their athletic achievements reflect years of dedicated training and competition at the highest levels.

Key facts

800 Metres Short Track

1:58.10

1000 Metres Short Track

2:34.56

2013 season best

1:58.93

Aug 29, 2013 · Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI)

2013 season best

Last competition

Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Promotional Events

Aug 29, 2013 · 1:58.93

Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Promotional Events

Age

41 years old

As of Sep 21, 2026: 800 Metres Short Track 1:58.10, 1000 Metres Short Track 2:34.56, 2013 season best 1:58.93 (Aug 29, 2013, Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI)) · Last competition: Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Promotional Events, Aug 29, 2013, 1:58.93 · 41 years old

Personal bests

52.05

1:57.56

4:08.2HT

4x400m

3:29.47

1500m-short-track

4:08.2HT

800m-short-track

1:58.10

1000m

2:34.56

1000m-short-track

2:34.56

4x800Metre

8:14.53

400m-short-track

52.05

600m

1:26.11

600m-short-track

1:26.11

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2013	800m	1:58.93	-	Aug 29, 2013	↑	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Promotional Events
2010	400m	52.05	-	Feb 13, 2010	↑	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2010	400m-short-track	52.05	-	Feb 13, 2010	↑	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2010	800m	1:57.56	-	Jul 3, 2010	↑	Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
2010	800m-short-track	1:58.26	-	Mar 14, 2010	↑	IAAF World Indoor Championships
2010	1000m-short-track	2:36.07	-	Jan 7, 2010	↑	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2010	1000m	2:36.07	-	Jan 7, 2010	↑	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2010	4x400m	3:29.47	-	Jul 15, 2010	-	Saransk (RUS)
2010	1500m-short-track	4:08.2h	-	Jan 16, 2010	↑	Chelyabinsk (RUS) (i)
2010	1500m	4:10.25	-	Jul 14, 2010	↑	Chelyabinsk (RUS) (i)
2010	4x800Metre	8:23.99	-	Feb 28, 2010	↓	US Indoor Championships
2009	400m	53.46	-	Dec 29, 2009	↑	Chelyabinsk (RUS) (i)
2009	400m-short-track	53.46	-	Dec 29, 2009	↑	Chelyabinsk (RUS) (i)
2009	600m-short-track	1:26.11	-	Jan 7, 2009	↑	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2009	600m	1:26.11	-	Jan 7, 2009	↑	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2009	800m	1:57.90	-	Jul 1, 2009	↑	Moskva (RUS)
2009	800m-short-track	1:58.10	-	Mar 8, 2009	↑	European Indoor Championships, Oval Lingotto, Torino (i)
2009	1000m	2:34.56	-	Feb 1, 2009	↑	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2009	1000m-short-track	2:34.56	-	Feb 1, 2009	↑	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2009	4x800Metre	8:21.78	-	Feb 15, 2009	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2008	400m	53.76	-	Dec 26, 2008	↑	Chelyabinsk (RUS) (i)
2008	400m-short-track	53.76	-	Dec 26, 2008	↑	Chelyabinsk (RUS) (i)
2008	600m	1:27.80	-	Dec 27, 2008	↑	Omsk (RUS) (i)
2008	600m-short-track	1:27.80	-	Dec 27, 2008	↑	Omsk (RUS) (i)
2008	800m-short-track	1:59.46	-	Feb 9, 2008	↑	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2008	800m	2:01.07	-	May 30, 2008	↑	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2008	4x800Metre	8:14.53	-	Feb 10, 2008	↓	Russian Indoor Championships
2007	800m	2:00.78	-	Jul 14, 2007	↑	Chelyabinsk (RUS)
2007	800m-short-track	2:03.90	-	Feb 15, 2007	↑	Volgograd (RUS) (i)
2007	1000m-short-track	2:45.04	-	Jan 7, 2007	↑	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2007	1000m	2:45.04	-	Jan 7, 2007	↑	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2007	1500m	4:15.32	-	Aug 1, 2007	↑	Russian Championships
2006	800m	2:05.91	-	Jul 7, 2006	↑	Kazan (RUS)
2006	800m-short-track	2:06.92	-	Feb 16, 2006	↑	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2006	1000m-short-track	2:46.49	-	Jan 7, 2006	↑	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2006	1000m	2:46.49	-	Jan 7, 2006	↑	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2005	400m	56.59	-	May 30, 2005	↑	Mikkeli (FIN)
2005	800m	2:07.03	-	Jun 15, 2005	↑	Tula (RUS)
2005	800m-short-track	2:11.80	-	Feb 18, 2005	↑	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2005	1000m	3:02.53	-	Jan 7, 2005	↑	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2005	1000m-short-track	3:02.53	-	Jan 7, 2005	↑	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2005	1500m-short-track	4:39.01	-	Feb 20, 2005	↑	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2005	1500m	4:39.01	-	Feb 20, 2005	↑	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2004	400m	56.71	-	Jul 16, 2004	↑	Cheboksary (RUS)
2004	800m	2:07.43	-	Jul 17, 2004	↑	Cheboksary (RUS)
2004	800m-short-track	2:09.98	-	Feb 4, 2004	↑	Volgograd (RUS) (i)
2004	1500m	4:30.44	-	Feb 5, 2004	↑	Volgograd (RUS) (i)
2004	1500m-short-track	4:30.44	-	Feb 5, 2004	↑	Volgograd (RUS) (i)
2003	400m	56.44	-	May 27, 2003	↑	Krasnodar (RUS)
2003	800m-short-track	2:08.20	-	Mar 2, 2003	↑	Gomel (BLR) (i)
2003	800m	2:08.38	-	May 27, 2003	↑	Gomel (BLR) (i)
2002	800m	2:09.68	-	Jun 20, 2002	↑	Moskva (RUS)
2001	800m	2:08.72	-	May 23, 2001	↑	Krasnodar (RUS)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	1:58.93	-	Aug 29	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Promotional Events
800m	DQ	-	Aug 10	IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	DQ	-	Sep 7	Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
800m	DQ	-	Aug 26	Birmingham Aviva Grand Prix, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham - Diamond Discipline
800m	DQ	-	Aug 23	Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne - Diamond Discipline
800m	DQ	-	Aug 3	The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London
800m	DQ	-	May 31	Roma Golden Gala

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	DQ	-	Aug 27	IAAF World Championships, DS, Daegu
800m	DQ	-	Jun 18	European Team Championships, Olympiastadion, Stockholm
800m	DQ	-	Jun 9	Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	DQ	-	Sep 4	IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup, Poljud Stadion, Split
800m	DQ	-	Aug 27	Bruxelles Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - EU Cup
800m	DQ	-	Jul 27	Barcelona European Championships, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona
4x400m	3:29.47	-	Jul 15	Russian Championships, Saransk
1500m	4:10.25	-	Jul 14	Russian Championships, Saransk
800m	1:57.56	-	Jul 3	Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
800m	1:58.11	-	Jun 26	Zhukovskiy Znamenskiy Memorial, Meteor, Zhukovskiy
800m-short-track	1:58.26	-	Mar 14	IAAF World Indoor Championships
800m-short-track	2:00.95	-	Mar 12	IAAF World Indoor Championships
800m-short-track	1:58.26	-	Mar 12	IAAF World Indoor Championships
4x800Metre	8:23.99	-	Feb 28	US Indoor Championships
800m-short-track	2:00.78	-	Feb 27	Russian Indoor Championships, Moskva (i)
800m-short-track	2:00.04	-	Feb 26	Russian Indoor Championships
400m-short-track	52.05	-	Feb 13	Moskva Regional Indoor Championships, Moskva (i)
800m-short-track	1:59.23	-	Feb 7	Moskva Russian Winter, Moskva (i)
1500m-short-track	4:08.2HT	-	Jan 16	Chelyabinsk (i)
1000m-short-track	2:36.07	-	Jan 7	Yekaterinburg Yalamov Memorial, Yekaterinburg (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m-short-track	53.46	-	Dec 29	Chelyabinsk Students Competition, Chelyabinsk (i)
600m-short-track	1:28.45	-	Dec 27	Omsk Bulatov Memorial, Omsk (i)
800m	2:00.72	-	Sep 13	Thessaloniki IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final, Thessaloniki
800m	2:00.72	-	Sep 12	Thessaloniki IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final, Thessaloniki
800m	1:59.49	-	Sep 4	Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme
800m	1:59.38	-	Aug 31	Zagreb Meeting 2009, Zagreb
800m	1:58.68	-	Aug 19	IAAF World Championships
800m	1:59.30	-	Aug 17	IAAF World Championships
800m	2:03.27	-	Aug 16	IAAF World Championships
800m	2:03.27	-	Aug 15	IAAF World Championships
800m	1:58.68	-	Aug 15	IAAF World Championships
800m	1:59.30	-	Aug 15	IAAF World Championships
800m	1:58.39	-	Jul 28	Monaco Herculis
800m	1:59.01	-	Jul 24	Russian Championships
800m	1:59.72	-	Jul 5	Zhukovskiy Znamenskiy Memorial, Meteor, Zhukovskiy
800m	1:57.90	-	Jul 1	Moskva Moscow Open, Moskva
800m-short-track	1:58.10	-	Mar 8	European Indoor Championships, Oval Lingotto, Torino (i)
800m-short-track	2:03.12	-	Mar 7	European Indoor Championships, Oval Lingotto, Torino (i)
800m-short-track	1:58.10	-	Mar 6	European Indoor Championships, Oval Lingotto, Torino (i)
800m-short-track	2:03.70	-	Mar 6	European Indoor Championships, Oval Lingotto, Torino (i)
800m-short-track	2:03.12	-	Mar 6	European Indoor Championships, Oval Lingotto, Torino (i)
4x800Metre	8:21.78	-	Feb 15	Russian Indoor Championships, Moskva (i)
800m-short-track	1:59.45	-	Feb 14	Russian Indoor Championships, Moskva (i)

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Mariya Savinova's 800 Metres Short Track personal best?

Mariya Savinova's 800 Metres Short Track personal best is 1:58.10, set on Mar 8, 2009 in Oval Lingotto, Torino (ITA) (i).

Which events does Mariya Savinova compete in?

Mariya Savinova competes in the 800 Metres Short Track and 1000 Metres Short Track.

How did Mariya Savinova perform in 2013?

2013 season best: 1:58.93, set on Aug 29, 2013 in Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI). Last competition: Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Promotional Events on Aug 29, 2013, 1:58.93.

Mariya Savinova

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Honours

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