Irina Baskakova (born August 25, 1956) is a retired

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sprinter from the

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, known for winning the bronze medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay at the 1982 European Championships. She did so alongside

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, Olga Mineyeva and Yelena Didilenko, clocking a total time of 3:22.79. A year later Baskakova repeated that feat at the inaugural

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, this time with Marina Ivanova-Kharlamova,

Yelena Korban Yelena Korban (née Didilenko; born April 20, 1961) is a retired track and field sprinter from the Soviet Union, known for winning the bronze medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay at the 1982 European Championships. She did so alongside Irina ...

, and Mariya Kulchunova-Pinigina.

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* 1956 births Living people Soviet female sprinters Russian female sprinters Place of birth missing (living people) World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade Friendship Games medalists in athletics Soviet Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Russian sportswomen {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub