Irina Lashko (russian: Ирина Лашко; born 25 January 1973, in

Samara Samara ( rus, Сама́ра, p=sɐˈmarə), known from 1935 to 1991 as Kuybyshev (; ), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samara Oblast. The city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara (Volga), Samara rivers, with ...

) is a Russian diver who, after her marriage with an Australian, became known as Irina Furler. Lashko competed in four

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

, and represented four countries: the Soviet Union (1988), Unified Team (1992), Russia (1996) and Australia (2004). She won a total number of three Olympic medals, two silver and one bronze. Lashko was affiliated with the Melam Diving Club.

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* 1973 births Living people Australian female divers Soviet female divers Russian female divers Divers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic divers of the Soviet Union Olympic divers of Russia Olympic divers of Australia Divers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Olympic silver medalists for the Unified Team Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Sportspeople from Samara, Russia Russian emigrants to Australia Olympic medalists in diving Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving Commonwealth Games medallists in diving Universiade medalists in diving Universiade silver medalists for Russia Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade {{Russia-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub