Irina Stankina
Russian racewalker
Irina Vasilyevna Stankina (Russian: Ирина Васильевна Станкина; born 25 March 1977 in Saransk, Mordovian ASSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian race walker. The 1994 World Junior champion and record holder, in 1995 she won the 10 kilometres race walk at the World Championships as the youngest-ever (18 years and 135 days).[1] She later walked the 20 kilometres race walk in 1:25:29 hours, the fourth-best time ever.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 5000 m | 21:05.41 |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 10 km | 42:13 |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | — | 10 km | DQ |
World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 1st | 5000 m | 21:31.85 | |
1997 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 1st | 10 km | 41:52 |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | — | 10 km | DQ | |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 17th | 20 km | 1:35:42 |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | — | 20 km | DNF |
References
- ^ Athletics Weekly World Championships: Men’s and women’s walks
- Irina Stankina at World Athletics
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World champions in women's racewalking
10 kilometres
- 1987:
Irina Strakhova (URS)
- 1991:
Alina Ivanova (URS)
- 1993:
Sari Essayah (FIN)
- 1995:
Irina Stankina (RUS)
- 1997:
Annarita Sidoti (ITA)
20 kilometres
- 1999:
Liu Hongyu (CHN)
- 2001:
Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS)
- 2003:
Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS)
- 2005:
Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS)
- 2007:
Olga Kaniskina (RUS)
- 2009:
Olive Loughnane (IRL)
- 2011:
Liu Hong (CHN)
- 2013:
Liu Hong (CHN)
- 2015:
Liu Hong (CHN)
- 2017:
Yang Jiayu (CHN)
- 2019:
Liu Hong (CHN)
- 2022:
Kimberly García (PER)
- 2023:
María Pérez (ESP)
50 kilometres
- 2017:
Inês Henriques (POR)
- 2019:
Liang Rui (CHN)
35 kilometres
- 2022:
Kimberly García (PER)
- 2023:
María Pérez (ESP)
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