Irina Borisovna Strakhova (); born 4 March 1959 in

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and the Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the 2021 Russian census, 2021 census, it had a population of 1,633,595, making it the most populous city in Siber ...

) is a

race walker Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...

who represented the

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Education

In 1981 she graduated from the

Novosibirsk State University Novosibirsk State University (NSU) is a public research university located in Novosibirsk, Russia. The university was founded in 1958, on the principles of integration of education and science, early involvement of students with research act ...

with a degree in Economic Cybernetics.

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* 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Novosibirsk Russian female race walkers Soviet female race walkers World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships winners World Athletics Championships winners Novosibirsk State University alumni 20th-century Russian sportswomen {{Russia-racewalk-athletics-bio-stub