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Aleksandra Grigoryeva
Soviet racewalker
Aleksandra Grigoryeva (née Deverinskaya; Russian: Александра Деверинская-Григорьева; born 19 March 1960) is a Russian former racewalking athlete.[2] She was the gold medallist at the 1985 Summer Universiade, becoming the inaugural women's walk champion at the event.[3] She represented the Soviet Union at the 1986 European Athletics Championships.[4]
She was twice a medallist at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, taking silver in 1981 and sharing the bronze with teammate Olga Krishtop in 1985.[5][6] She was also a bronze medallist at the 1986 Goodwill Games.[7] She won at the Soviet Athletics Championships in 1981, taking the 5000 m walk title.[8]
She is a former world record holder for the 5000 metres race walk, having set a time of 22:30.0 minutes in Moscow on 2 May 1982.[9]