Irina Borisovna Strakhova (russian: Ирина Борисовна Страхова); born 4 March 1959 in

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...

) is a

race walker 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 ...

who represented the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

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* 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Novosibirsk Russian female racewalkers Soviet female racewalkers World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships winners World Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Russian women {{russia-athletics-bio-stub