Irina Belova (heptathlete)

Russian heptathlete

Irina Nikolaevna Belova (Russian: Ирина Николаевна Белова; née Ilyichova born 27 March 1968 in Angarsk) is a retired heptathlete from Russia. In her early career she represented USSR, with a fourth place at the 1990 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships. Her career highlight came in 1992 as she won an Olympic silver medal. In February the same year she set the world record in indoor pentathlon with 4991 points. She originally won the pentathlon at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, but failed a drug test and received a four-year suspension.[1][2] Upon returning she won two silver medals at the European and World Indoor Championships respectively. She retired after the 2001 season.

## Personal bests[edit]

* Heptathlon \- 6845 (1992)
* 200 metres \- 23.34 (1992)
* 400 metres \- 52.87 (1991)
* 800 metres \- 2:02.06 (2001)
* 100 metres hurdles \- 13.25 (1992)

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* High jump \- 1.88 (1992)
* Long jump \- 6.82 (1992)
* Shot put \- 14.12 (2001)
* Javelin throw \- 44.64 (1999)

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## Achievements[edit]

Year  | Tournament  | Venue  | Result  | Extra

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1990  | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 4th  | Heptathlon
1991  | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd  | Heptathlon
1992  | Summer Olympics | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd  | Heptathlon, 6845 PB
1993  | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada  | DSQ (1st)  | Pentathlon
1998  | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 2nd  | Pentathlon
Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 1st  | Heptathlon
European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th  | Heptathlon
1999  | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd  | Pentathlon
Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 2nd  | Heptathlon
2001  | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 4th  | Heptathlon

## See also[edit]

* List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

## References[edit]

1. ^ Sports Reference - Irina Belova Archived 2015-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Istanbul 2012 - Notes on contents, IAAF, p. 45, retrieved 31 May 2015

## External links[edit]

* Irina Belova at World Athletics
* Irina Belova at All-Athletics.com

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