Aleksandra Grigoryeva (née Deverinskaya; russian: Александра Деверинская-Григорьева; born 19 March 1960) is a Russian former

racewalking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful ...

athlete. She was the gold medallist at the

1985 Summer Universiade The 1985 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIII Summer Universiade, took place in Kobe, Japan. Mascot The mascot of the Kobe Universiade, "Unitan", designed by Osamu Tezuka, is a red-crested white crane, symbolic of Japan and a good omen. ...

, becoming the inaugural women's walk champion at the event. She represented the Soviet Union at the

1986 European Athletics Championships The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion, now known as Mercedes-Benz Arena, in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. ...

. She was twice a medallist at the

IAAF World Race Walking Cup The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships is a racewalking event organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It has been held since 1961, and generally on a biennial basis. Women first entered the 1979 edition. ...

, taking silver in 1981 and sharing the bronze with teammate Olga Krishtop in 1985. She was also a bronze medallist at the

1986 Goodwill Games The 1986 Goodwill Games was the inaugural edition of the international multi-sport event created by Ted Turner, which was held from 5 – 20 July 1986. The main stadium was the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The Game ...

. She won at the

Soviet Athletics Championships The Soviet Athletics Championships (russian: link=no, Чемпионат СССР по лёгкой атлетике) was an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Soviet Athletics Federation, which served as the Soviet natio ...

in 1981, taking the 5000 m walk title. She is a former

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holder for the

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, having set a time of 22:30.0 minutes in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

on 2 May 1982.The world and American track and field records set in 1982
UPI (1982-10-02). Retrieved on 2016-04-16.

International competitions

National titles

**5000 m walk: 1981Soviet Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grigoryeva, Aleksandra Living people 1960 births Russian female racewalkers Soviet female racewalkers World record setters in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games 20th-century Russian women Soviet Athletics Championships winners