Irina Meleshina
Appearance
Irina Alekseyevna Simagina (Template:Lang-ru) (born 25 May 1982 in Ryazan) is a Russian long jumper.
She won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was then more or less away from the international scene the next two seasons. She did not start at the 2005 World Championships, despite having entered the competition, and gave birth to a daughter in the summer of 2006.[1] She returned to competition in early 2007.
Her personal best jump is 7.27 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Tula.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 4th | |
2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 1st | |
2004 | Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 2nd | |
World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 1st | ||
2005 | World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | |
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 3rd |
References
- ^ Dolgopolov, Nickolai (29 January 2007). "Ukhov stuns with 2.39m leap in Moscow". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
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