Irina Andreyevna Gordeeva (russian: Ирина Андреевна Гордеева; born 9 October 1986 in St. Petersburg) is a Russian former

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er. She finished seventh at the 2003 World Youth Championships, ninth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, fifth at the

2009 European Indoor Championships The 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Turin, Italy, from Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March 2009. The championships took place at the Oval Lingotto indoor arena

and fifth at the

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. She competed at the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. Gordeeva won a bronze medal at the

2012 European Athletics Championships The 2012 European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland between 27 June and 1 July 2012. This edition marks the beginning of a new two-year cycle of the European Athletics Championships which were previously held every four years. ...

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on 28 June. Her personal best is 2.04 metres, achieved in August 2012 in Eberstadt.

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1986 births Living people Athletes from Saint Petersburg Russian female high jumpers Olympic female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia Authorised Neutral Athletes at the World Athletics Championships European Athletics Championships medalists Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade Russian Athletics Championships winners {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub