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Irina Turova

sprinter · athletics competitor

Born
May 14, 1935 · Saint Petersburg
Died
February 8, 2012 · Moscow
Age
76 years
Nationality
Soviet Union

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Irina Turova, 76, Soviet sprinter.

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Irina Robertovna Turova (later Bochkaryova and Mordovtseva, Russian: Ирина Робертовна Турова-Бочкарёва; 14 May 1935 – 8 February 2012) was a Soviet sprinter. She placed fourth in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and won two gold and one silver medal at the 1954 European Athletics Championships.

Turova was coached by her parents, who competed nationally in various track events, including sprint. Her son Pyotr Bochkaryov became an Olympic pole vaulter.

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