Irina Grazhdanova

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Irina Grazhdanova
Medal record
Swimming
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens 50 metre freestyle - S9
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing 50 metre freestyle - S9
IPC World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 50m freestyle S9
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 4x100 metre medley relay 34pts
IPC European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Reykjavik 4×100 m medley relay 34pts
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Funchal 100m medley relay 34pts

Irina Grazhdanova (Russian : Ирина Гражданова, born 25 July 1987) is a paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in category S9 events.

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Career

Irina competed at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics. In both games she won a silver in the 50m freestyle behind South Africa's Natalie du Toit. In 2004, she also competed in the 100m butterfly where she finished last in her heat, 200m individual medley finishing in fifth in her heat but not advancing to the final, 100m freestyle finishing seventh in the final and was part of the Russian team that missed out on bronze in the 4 × 100 m medley by 0.12 seconds. In the 2008 games she also competed in the 100m butterfly, the 100m freestyle, 200m individual medley and the 400m freestyle but failed to make the final in any of the events. [1]

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References

  1. "Irina Grazhdanova". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.