Irina Shevchenko, née Korotya (russian: Ирина Шевченко; born 2 September 1975 in
Frunze,
Kyrgyz SSR
The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (Kirghiz SSR; ky, Кыргыз Советтик Социалисттик Республикасы, Kyrgyz Sovettik Sotsialisttik Respublikasy, ky, Кыргыз ССР, Kyrgyz SSR, russian: Киргизск ...
) is a Russian
hurdler
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...
.
Her personal best time is 12.67 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in
Tula
Tula may refer to:
Geography
Antarctica
*Tula Mountains
*Tula Point
India
*Tulā, a solar month in the traditional Indian calendar
Iran
* Tula, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province
Italy
* Tula, Sardinia, municipality (''comune'') in the pr ...
. She equalled this time in the 2004 Olympic semi final. Reaching the
hurdles final at 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), ...
, she fell after
Perdita Felicien
Perdita Felicien (born August 29, 1980) is a Canadian retired hurdler. Felicien is the 2003 World champion in the 100 metres hurdles and 2004 World indoor champion in the 60 metres hurdles. She also won silver medals at the 2007 World Champions ...
stumbled into her.
She did not compete during the 2000, 2002 or 2006 seasons.
She is coached by Valentin Maslakov and her husband
Dmitriy Shevchenko.
International competitions
See also
*
*
List of Olympic Games scandals and controversies
References
*
EAA profile
1975 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bishkek
Russian female hurdlers
Olympic female hurdlers
Olympic athletes for Russia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia
European Athletics Championships medalists
Russian Athletics Championships winners
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade silver medalists for Russia
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