Aleksandra Fedoriva

Aleksandra Fedoriva

Fedoriva during 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandra Andreyevna Fedoriva
Born	13 September 1988 (1988-09-13) (age 28) Moscow, Russia
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Russia Olympic Games Disqualified 2008 Beijing 4x100 m relay World Indoor Championships 2012 Istanbul 400 m 2012 Istanbul 4x400 m relay European Championships 2010 Barcelona 200 metres Continental Cup Disqualified 2010 Split 200 metres European U23 Championships 2009 Kaunas 200 metres

Aleksandra Andreyevna Fedoriva (Russian: Александра Андреевна Федорива) (born 13 September 1988 in Moscow) is a Russian track and field athlete who competes mainly in sprinting events.

Fedoriva began her career as a hurdles specialist. She was a semi-finalist in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics, took fourth at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics, then won the gold medal in the event at the 2007 European Athletics Junior Championships the following year. In 2007 she ran a Russian junior record in the 60 metres hurdles, completing the distance in 8.22 seconds. This mark stood for five years.

Fedoriva represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 4x100 metres relay, together with Yuliya Chermoshanskaya, Yulia Gushchina and Yevgeniya Polyakova. In their first round heat they placed second behind Jamaica with a time of 42.87 seconds (the second fastest time in qualifying). In the final they finished in 42.31 seconds, taking first place and the gold medal, while the Jamaicans failed to finish due to a bad baton exchange. The 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships saw Fedoriva move into longer distances as she won the women's 200 metres title.