Irina Vladimirovna Bazhina / Kalinina / (born February 8, 1959 , Penza , USSR ) —Soviet jumper in the water , Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1975), Olympic champion in 1980 . The only Olympic champion in individual jumps from a 3-meter springboard in the history of Soviet and Russian diving.
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Biography
Sports career
At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal on the tower was the fourth, and on the 3-meter springboard - the seventh. At the 1980 Olympics in Moscow became the champion on the springboard.
Two-time world champion, at the European Championships won 5 medals. 20-time winner of the championships of the USSR.
In 1980 she graduated from the faculty of physical education of the Penza Pedagogical Institute named after V. G. Belinsky . She worked as an instructor athlete of the national team of the USSR in 1972-84. by jumping into the water. Since 1984 - coach-teacher of sports school .
In 1984 she left the big sport. In 1984, at TSSDF , the documentary film “And Everything at First Every Time” (dir. T. Chubakov) was shot about the end of a career and the beginning of coaching.
Coaching career
After finishing his career, he works as a coach in Penza. Honored coach of Russia .
Husband Valery Bazhin - former jumper in the water , master of sports of international class , honored coach of Russia.
Daughter Nadezhda Bazhina is a diving diver, a master of sports of international class Russia, a European champion, a participant in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
In honor of Irina Kalinina, since 1988, an annual diving championship has been held in Penza.
Links
- Irina Kalinina - Olympic statistics on the website Sports-Reference.com (English)
- Volker Kluge Olympische Sommerspiele. Die Chronik III. - Berlin: 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5