Irina Ektova (Ирина Эктова, born 8 January 1987, in

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ovsk), née Litvinenko (Литвиненко), is a

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er. She is married to Yevgeniy Ektov. She competed at the

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, and

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without reaching the final. Her personal best jump is 14.48 metres, achieved in June 2011 in

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* * * 1987 births Living people Kazakhstani female triple jumpers Olympic female triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Kazakhstan Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Competitors at the 2007 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2009 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2013 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2015 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for Kazakhstan Asian Indoor Athletics Championships winners Kazakhstani people of Russian descent Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Petropavl Asian Athletics Championships medalists 21st-century Kazakhstani sportswomen {{Kazakhstan-athletics-bio-stub