Irina Vostrikova (born 30 August 1970) is a Russian heptathlete. She represented her country in the heptathlon at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics and was a medallist in the indoor pentathlon at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1996 and 2000. She was also a silver medallist in the heptathlon at the 1997 Summer Universiade. Professionally, she placed sixth at the 1998 Hypo-Meeting and eighth at the 2000 Hypo-Meeting. She was the 1997 winner at the Russian Athletics Championships. [1]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 3rd | Pentathlon | 4545 | |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 8th | Heptathlon | 6277 | |
| Universiade | Catania, Italy | 2nd | Heptathlon | 6175 | ||
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 2nd | Pentathlon | 4615 |
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