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Irina Privalova

Irina Privalova
Personal information
Born (1968-11-22) 22 November 1968 (age 48)
Malakhovka, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 54 kg (119 lb)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Olympic Games
Representing the  Unified Team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 100 m
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 4x400 m relay
World Championships
Representing  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1991 Tokyo 4x100 m relay
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 1993 Stuttgart 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1993 Stuttgart 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1995 Gothenburg 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Stuttgart 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Gothenburg 100 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Helsinki 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1994 Helsinki 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1998 Budapest 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1994 Helsinki 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1998 Budapest 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Budapest 4x100 m relay

Irina Anatolyevna Privalova (Russian: Ирина Анатольевна Привалова; née Sergeyeva on 22 November 1968) is a Russian athlete who has won a gold medal at the Olympics.

She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team. Irina Privalova had been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s but had not yet won an outdoor world championship gold medal. In 2000, she gambled successfully and switched to the 400 m hurdles discipline winning the Olympic title in Sydney 2000 in 53.02 s and a bronze in the 4 x 400 m relay team for Russia. It has been suggested that this change at the late age of 31 was because her chances of defeating Marion Jones (the overwhelming favourite for the 100 m/200 m double) were slim and the 400 m was also a repeat showdown between Marie-José Pérec and Cathy Freeman from the 1996 Atlanta Games. (That repeat showdown would not happen after Pérec left the Sydney games.)

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.




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