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Irina Polyakova (born 9 March 1961) is a former Russian female Paralympic cross-country skier and
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Winter Paralympics The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete in snow and ice sports. The event includes athletes with mobility impairments, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. Th ...
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. She was named as one of the most popular women by the
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in its special multi format series, the 100 Women in 2015.


Career

Irina Polyakova took the sport of skiing and biathlon only at the age of 35 which is quite late in her career and got the opportunity to represent Russia at the 1998 Winter Paralympics at the age of 37. She wasn't successful in her maiden Paralympic event as she went medalless before claiming her maiden Paralympic medal, a silver medal in the women's cross-country skiing relay team event at the
2002 Winter Paralympics The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from March 7 to 16, 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated. They were the first Winter Paralympics in the Ameri ...
. Irina also was part of the Russian relay team which claimed gold medal in the women's relay open event in the
2006 Winter Paralympics The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games ( it, Giochi paralimpici invernali del 2006), the ninth Paralympic Winter Games, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were ...
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Coaching career

After retiring from international skiing in 2011, she started her coaching career.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Polyakova, Irina 1961 births Living people Russian female biathletes Russian female cross-country skiers Paralympic cross-country skiers for Russia Paralympic biathletes for Russia Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Paralympics Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Russia Paralympic silver medalists for Russia Sportspeople from Kazan Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" I class Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing 21st-century Russian women