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Irina Lenskiy ( he, אירנה לנסקי; born 12 June 1971) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli athlete who specializes in the
Irina Lenskiy ( he, אירנה לנסקי; born 12 June 1971) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles
The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten Hurdling, hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first h ...
.
Personal life
She is of Jewish background, and was aUkrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
citizen, known as Irina Lenskaya, until 1999 when she emigrated to Israel. She also held the surname Omelchenko for a period.
In Israel she represents the sports club Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a sport club in Rishon LeZion, Israel.
The professional teams associated with it include:
*Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball)
*Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball)
* Maccabi Rishon LeZion (badminton)
There was also a footb ...
. She stands tall and weighed about during her active career. Her daughter Olga Lenskiy
Olga Lenskiy (born 24 December 1992) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli sprinter. She competed in the 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing without advancing from the first round.
Personal life
Her mother Irina Lenskiy is ...
(born 1992) competed in sprints at the 2009 World Youth Championships.
Career
By the time of migrating to Israel she had already taken part in the1995
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and 1997 World Championships, both in the 400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.
On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...
. Her personal best time was 55.69 seconds, achieved in June 1996 in Kyiv, and she also had 52.60 seconds in the 400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...
, achieved in 1997.
In the short hurdles distances (100 and 60 metres) she competed at the 2001 World Indoor Championships, the 2001 World Championships, the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2002 European Championships, the 2003 World Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
, the 2006 European Championships and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. In the 4 x 400 metres relay
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures.
In mathematics
Four is the smallest c ...
she competed at the 2003 World Championships without reaching the final.
Her personal best times are 8.03 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles, achieved in January 2002 in Moscow; and 12.80 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles, achieved in July 2002 in Rethimno
Rethymno ( el, Ρέθυμνο, , also ''Rethimno'', ''Rethymnon'', ''Réthymnon'', and ''Rhíthymnos'') is a city in Greece on the island of Crete. It is the capital of Rethymno regional unit, and has a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants ( ...
. She also has 11.59 seconds in the 100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...
, achieved in May 2003 in Tel Aviv; and 23.15 seconds in the 200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
, achieved in June 2002 in Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
.
See also
*List of Israeli records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Israel maintained by Israeli Athletic Association (IAA).
Outdoor
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
Mx = mixed race
Wo = woman ...
* List of Maccabiah records in athletics
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lenskiy, Irina 1971 births Living people Ukrainian female hurdlers Ukrainian female sprinters Israeli female hurdlers Israeli female sprinters Olympic athletes for Israel Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Israel World Athletics Championships athletes for Ukraine Ukrainian emigrants to Israel Jewish Israeli sportspeople Ukrainian Jews Jewish female athletes (track and field)