Tatyana Aleksandrovna Shemyakina (russian: Татьяна Александровна Шемякина; born 3 September 1987) is a Russian race walker. She was born in Makarovka, Republic of Mordovia.

Career

Her first international medal was a bronze over 10,000 m at the

2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2006 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held from 15 August to 20 August at the Chaoyang Sports Centre in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China. ...

. Shemyakina won the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships in

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. She entered the

2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup The 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 10 and 11 May 2008 in the streets of Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, Chuvashia, Russia. Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results was given for the IAAF. Complete result ...

but failed to finish the distance. She is part of a training group coached by

Viktor Chegin Viktor Mikhailovich Chegin (russian: Виктор Михайлович Чёгин; born 3 February 1962 in Bersenevka, Lyambirsky District) is a banned Russian racewalking coach. He was responsible for training all three athletes who swept the med ...

. She was the 20 km champion at the

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and went on to take the bronze medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships in Kaunas. She was the runner-up at the 2011 Summer Universiade. She has not competed in the sport since February 2012.Tatyana Shemyakina
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-09-20.

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* 1987 births Living people Russian female racewalkers World Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Saransk Universiade silver medalists for Russia Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade 21st-century Russian women {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub