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Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.
Career
However, she had little success in the following years, placing only fifth in the heats of the 2004 World Junior Championships.
She did not improve on her personal best in 2005 or 2006, and only competed on the national level However, she began to steadily improve her performances in 2007 and 2008, posting seasonal bests of 52.32 s and 51.24 s respectively.
Later that year, during the semifinals at the Russian national championships in Cheboksary, she lowered her outdoor 400 m personal best by nearly a full second by running 49.29 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 400 m at the World Championships in Berlin.
She suffered an injury in an unusual fashion in early 2010 – whil