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Encyclopedia > Irina Privalova
Olympic Medal Record
Women's Athletics
Silver 1992 Barcelona 4 x 100 metres
Bronze 1992 Barcelona 100 metres
Gold 2000 Sydney 400m Hurdles
Bronze 2000 Sydney 4 x 100 metres

Irina Privalova (born Sergeyeva on November 22, 1968 in Malakhova) is a Russian athlete. Athletics, also known, especially in American English, as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events, which can roughly be divided into running, throwing, and jumping. ... The Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... The Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... The Games of the XXVII Olympiad or the Millennium Olympics were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Games of the XXVII Olympiad or the Millennium Olympics were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Athletics, also known, especially in American English, as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events, which can roughly be divided into running, throwing, and jumping. ...


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 has been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s but has yet to win an outdoor world championship gold medal. In 2000, she gambled successfully and switched to the 400 m hurdles discipline winning in 53.02s the Olympic title in Sydney 2000 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 due to the fact that her chances of defeating Marion Jones (the overwhelming favourite for the 100m/200m double) was slim and the 400m also being a repeat showdown between Marie-Jose Perec and Cathy Freeman from the 1996 Atlanta Games. Sprints are races in athletics. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... The Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... The Unified Team was the name used for the sports team of the former Soviet Union at both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games of 1992 (in Albertville and Barcelona, respectively). ... Hurdling is running over obstacles. ... The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. ... Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... During a relay race, members of a team take turns swimming or running (usually with a baton) parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. ...


Irina Privalova is currently the world indoor record holder in the 50m (5.96s), 60m (6.92s) sprints. Irina, is also the world indoor champion at the 60m (7.02s)(1991), 200m (22.15s)(1993), and 400m (50.23s)(1995) sprints.

Olympic medalists in athletics (women) | Olympic Champions in Women's 400 m Hurdles
Nawal El Moutawakel | Debbie Flintoff-King | Sally Gunnell | Deon Hemmings | Irina Privalova | Fani Halkia

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Irina Privalova (363 words)
Irina Privalova made a spectacular start to competition in 1993.
Outdoors, Privalova undertook a gruelling schedule at the 1993 World Championships, competing in four events, the 100m, 200m, and both relays.
In the 4 x 400m relay, Privalova again ran the anchor leg for the Russian team, which won the silver medal behind the USA, with Privalova recording the fastest leg of any runner with her time of 48.47sec.
Feature - New Achilles helps Privalova to gold - ABC Coverage of the Sydney Olympic Games (301 words)
Irina Privalova of Russia finally struck Olympic gold last night when she won the women's 400 metres hurdles final in only her eighth outing in the event.
Privalova, whose career has been blighted by constant injuries to her Achilles tendons, underwent the surgery last year with a tissue graft using the strong, undamaged tendon of a dead Russian soldier to replace her own, scarred tendons.
It was an extraordinary turnaround for Privalova, the former speed skater, who won Olympic 100m bronze in 1992 and a silver in the sprint relay in Barcelona.
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