Irina Turova
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| Born | 14 May 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 February 2012 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprint, long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.6 (1954) 200 m – 24.2 (1956) LJ – 6.00 m (1956)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Irina Robertovna Turova (later Bochkaryova and Mordovtseva, Russian: Ирина Робертовна Турова-Бочкарёва; 14 May 1935 – 8 February 2012) was a Soviet sprinter. She placed fourth in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and won two gold and one silver medal at the 1954 European Athletics Championships.[2]
Turova was coached by her parents, who competed nationally in various track events, including sprint.[3] Her son Pyotr Bochkaryov became an Olympic pole vaulter.[2]
References
- ^ Irina Bochkaryeva (née Turova). trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b Irina Turova-Bochkaryova Archived 5 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Sports-Reference.com
- ^ Мордовцева (Турова, Бочкарева) Ирина Робертовна (1935–2012). sport-necropol.narod.ru