Irina Privalova

Irina Anatolyevna Privalova (Russian: Ирина Анатольевна Привалова; née Sergeyeva on 22 November 1968) is a Russian Olympic gold medallist athlete.

Irina Privalova

Personal information
Born	(1968-11-22) 22 November 1968 Malakhovka, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)[1]
Medal record Women's athletics Olympic Games Representing the  Unified Team 1992 Barcelona 4 × 100 m 1992 Barcelona 100 m Representing  Russia 2000 Sydney 400 m hurdles 2000 Sydney 4 × 400 m World Championships Representing  Soviet Union 1991 Tokyo 4 × 100 m relay Representing  Russia 1993 Stuttgart 4 × 100 m 1993 Stuttgart 4 × 400 m 1995 Gothenburg 200 m 1993 Stuttgart 200 m 1995 Gothenburg 100 m European Championships 1994 Helsinki 100 m 1994 Helsinki 200 m 1998 Budapest 200 m 1994 Helsinki 4 × 100 m 1998 Budapest 100 m 1998 Budapest 4 × 100 m

Her Summer Olympics debut was in 1992 in the sprint events, medalling twice: 100 m and anchoring the 4x100 team, plus fourth place in the 200 m in 1992 Summer Olympics whilst representing the Unified Team. With three European individual championships and three individual world medals, Irina Privalova had been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s but had not yet won an outdoor international event gold medal. In 2000, she gambled successfully and switched to the 400 m hurdles discipline winning the gold medal in 53.02 s and a bronze in the 4 x 400 m relay team for Russia.

Irina Privalova is currently the world indoor record holder in the 50 m (5.96 s), 60 m (6.92 s) sprints. She has also been the world indoor champion at the 60 m (7.02 s in 1991), 200 m (22.15 s in 1993), and 400 m (50.23 s in 1995) events.

Privalova achieved her best time (10.77 s) in the 100 m for nine years in 1994.[2]