Alina Ivanova

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Alina Ivanova at the Adidas Dublin Marathon, 2007 Adidas Dublin Marathon 2007.jpg
Alina Ivanova at the Adidas Dublin Marathon, 2007

Alina Petrovna Ivanova (Russian : Алина Петровна Иванова; born 16 March 1969 in Kildishevo, Yadrinsky District, Chuvash ASSR [1] ) is a retired Russian long-distance athlete who competing in race walking and road running. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's 10 km walk at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. She represented the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

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She changed to the marathon run later in her career and was a two-time winner at both the Prague International Marathon and the Dublin Marathon.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada5000 m walk DQ
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan1st10 km walk 42.57
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
1995 Pittsburgh Marathon Pittsburgh, United States1stMarathon2:35:30
1997 World Championships Athens, GreeceMarathon DNF
1998 Hong Kong Marathon Hong Kong, China1stMarathon2:39:26
2000 Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic1stMarathon2:27:42
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany8thMarathon2:31:26
2001 London Marathon London, United Kingdom7thMarathon2:25:34
2002 European Championships Munich, GermanyMarathon DNF
2006 Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic1stMarathon2:29:20

References

  1. "Иванова Алина Петровна". Chuvash Encyclopedia (in Russian). Chuvash State Institute of Human Sciences. 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2016.