Svetlana Zhurova

Svetlana Zhurova

Personal information
Born	(1972-01-07) 7 January 1972 (age 45) Pavlov-on-the-Neva, Russia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record Olympic Games 2006 Turin 500 m World Championships 2006 Heerenveen Sprint 1996 Hamar 500 m 1998 Calgary 500 m 1999 Heerenveen 500 m 2000 Nagano 500 m 2001 Salt Lake City 500 m

Svetlana Sergeyevna Zhurova (Russian: Светла́на Серге́евна Жу́рова; born 7 January 1972) is a speed skater from Russia. Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

Zhurova has been competing internationally since 1989, took part in four Olympics, but did not win her first Olympic medal until her fourth Olympics, winning Olympic gold in Turin in 2006, two years after mothering a child. She also became Sprint World Champion in 2006. After her sporting career she became a politician and became Vice Speaker of the fifth State Duma.

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