Alina_Ivanova

Alina Ivanova

Alina Ivanova

Russian athletics competitor

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.

Alina Ivanova at the Adidas Dublin Marathon, 2007
For the gymnast, see Alina Ivanova (gymnast).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Petrovna and the family name is Ivanova.

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

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References

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


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