Tatyana Yuryevna Zhirkova (born August 28, 1970 ) is a Russian athlete .
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| Full name | Tatyana Yurievna Zhirkova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date and place of birth | or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sports career | -2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Marathon | 2.37.06 (2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 km run | 7.10.32 (2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
She was born on August 28, 1970 in the village of Tyungyulyu and was brought up by her grandparents in the village of Tumul (Megino-Kangalassky ulus) before school age. Studied at Pavlovskaya High School.
In the 5th grade I enrolled in the school ski section, where Anatoly Nikitich Osipov became her first teacher, and subsequently the coach. It is him who Tatyana considers to be the person who opened the world of sports to her.
World champion at a distance of 100 km in 2002 in Torhout (Belgium) with a result of 7: 37.06, 2004 in Vinschoten (Holland) with a result of 7: 10.31 (European record), 2008 in Etrusc (Italy) with the result is 7: 23.33, the 2003 European champion in Chernogolovka (Russia) with the result 7: 19.51 (European record), 2008 in Etrusc (Italy) -7: 23.33.
The winner of the famous race of the planet “ The Comrades ” in South Africa in 2005 with the second result in the entire 95-year history of this race (89 km for 5: 58.50) and the race “Two Oceans” for 56 km 2006 in South Africa.
Bronze medalist of The Comrades 2009.
Honored Master of Sports of Russia, Honored Worker of Physical Culture and Sports of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Excellence in Health Care of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Honorary Citizen of the Assembly of Dollu and Megino-Kangalassky ulus.
Her name is listed in the book “The Best People of Russia” .
She was awarded the insignia in honor of the anniversary "370 years of Yakutia with Russia" and in honor of the "Day of the Republic of Sakha", Diploma of the President of the RS (Y). The best athlete of RS (Y) 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008
Champion of the Spartakiad of the peoples of the YAASSR in 1986, the Sports Games of the peoples of Yakutia 1996, 2000, 2003, 2006, the Spartakiad of Manchaara, rural sports Games at medium and stayer distances.
She was also awarded a special certificate by the international association of the super marathon with the inscription "The only three-time World Champion in the history of the super marathon."
In September 2012, she completed her sports career.
Graduated from Northeastern Federal University .
Notes
Links
- Tatyana Zhirkova - profile on IAAF website
- Zhirkova won the Two Oceans ultramarathon