Irina Privalova
Irina Anatolyevna Privalova (Russian: Ирина Анатольевна Привалова; née Sergeyeva on 22 November 1968) is a Russian Olympic gold medallist athlete.
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Born | Malakhovka, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1] | 22 November 1968|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her Summer Olympics debut was in 1992 in the sprint events, medalling twice: 100 m and anchoring the 4x100 team, plus fourth place in the 200 m in 1992 Summer Olympics whilst representing the Unified Team. With three European individual championships and three individual world medals, Irina Privalova had been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s but had not yet won an outdoor international event gold medal. In 2000, she gambled successfully and switched to the 400 m hurdles discipline winning the gold medal in 53.02 s and a bronze in the 4 x 400 m relay team for Russia.
Irina Privalova is currently the world indoor record holder in the 50 m (5.96 s), 60 m (6.92 s) sprints. She has also been the world indoor champion at the 60 m (7.02 s in 1991), 200 m (22.15 s in 1993), and 400 m (50.23 s in 1995) events.
Privalova achieved her best time (10.77 s) in the 100 m for nine years in 1994.[2]
References
- "Irina Privalova". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- "IAAF Profile". Retrieved 26 July 2008.
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Preceded by Sally Gunnell |
Women's European Athlete of the Year 1994 |
Succeeded by Sonia O'Sullivan |
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Preceded by Daimí Pernía |
Women's 400 m Hurdles Best Year Performance 2000 |
Succeeded by Nezha Bidouane |