Irina Turova
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For the Russian chess player, see Irina Turova (chess player).
Irina Robertovna Turova (later Bochkaryova and Mordovtseva, Russian: Ирина Робертовна Турова-Бочкарёва; 14 May 1935 – 8 February 2012) was a Soviet sprinter. She placed fourth in the 4×100 m relay at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and won two gold and one silver medal at the 1954 European Athletics Championships.[2]
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Born | (1935-05-14)14 May 1935 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR |
Died | 8 February 2012(2012-02-08) (aged 76) Moscow, Russia |
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Country | Soviet Union |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | Sprint, long jump |
Club | Dynamo Moscow |
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Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.6 (1954) 200 m – 24.2 (1956) LJ – 6.00 m (1956)[1] |
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Turova was coached by her parents, who competed nationally in various track events, including sprint.[3] Her son Pyotr Bochkaryov became an Olympic pole vaulter.[2]