Irina Davydova

Irina Andreyevna Davydova (Russian: Ирина Андреевна Давыдова; born 27 May 1988, Alexandrov[1]) is a Russian athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles with a personal best time of 53.77 seconds.

Irina Davydova
Personal information
Born (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988
Soviet Union
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWomen's athletics
Event(s)400 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Regional finals1st at the 2012 European Athletics Championships
Medal record
European Athletics Championships
2012 Helsinki400 m hurdles
2014 Zürich400 m hurdles

Davydova won the gold medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki.

Biography

She began running in her home town of Alexandrov at the age of 12, under the tutelage her coach Aleksandr Sychev. Her parents were cross-country skiers.[2]

At junior level, she won no national championships, but did represent her club, Luch Moscow, at two European Junior Champion Clubs Cups, winning gold on both occasions.[2]

Her breakthrough came at under 23 level, when she won gold in the 400 m hurdles in 2009 in a time of 56.14. This led to her representing Russia at the 2009 U23 European Championships. Following this, she moved to Moscow and was coached by Nikolay Chemerisov. In 2010, she competed in the Russian senior nationals, finishing in seventh. The next year, she improved to bronze, with a new personal best of 55.48. Because she didn't run a fast enough time to compete at the World Championships, she was instead sent to the 2011 Universiade, where she won silver.[2]

In 2012, she ran the 400 m without hurdles during the indoor season, qualifying for the World Indoor Championships. Her increased flat speed helped at the European Championships that year, where she won the gold medal in the 400 m hurdles, setting a new personal best.[2]

She studied law at the Modern Academy of Humanities.[2]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Russia
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 5th 400m hurdles 56.75
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 2nd 400 m hurdles 55.50
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 10th (sf) 400 m 53.02
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st 400 m hurdles 53.77
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 3rd 400 m hurdles 54.79
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 3rd 400 m hurdles 54.60

References
  1. "Irina Davydova Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  2. Dyachkova, Elena (27 July 2012). "IAAF: Irina Davydova | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
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