Irina Belova (heptathlete)
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Irina Nikolaevna Belova (Russian: Ирина Николаевна Белова; née Ilyichova born 27 March 1968 in Angarsk) is a retired heptathlete from Russia. In her early career she represented USSR, with a fourth place at the 1990 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships. Her career highlight came in 1992 as she won an Olympic silver medal. In February the same year she set the world record in indoor pentathlon with 4991 points. She originally won the pentathlon at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, but failed a drug test and received a four-year suspension.[1][2] Upon returning she won two silver medals at the European and World Indoor Championships respectively. She retired after the 2001 season.
Personal bests
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Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 4th | Heptathlon |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Heptathlon |
| 1992 | Summer Olympics | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | Heptathlon, 6845 PB |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | DSQ (1st) | Pentathlon |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 2nd | Pentathlon |
| Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 1st | Heptathlon | |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | Heptathlon | |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd | Pentathlon |
| Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 2nd | Heptathlon | |
| 2001 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 4th | Heptathlon |
See also
References
- ^ Sports Reference - Irina Belova Archived 2015-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Istanbul 2012 - Notes on contents, IAAF, p. 45, retrieved 31 May 2015
External links
- Irina Belova at World Athletics
- Irina Belova Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine at All-Athletics.com
