Irina Turova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Soviet track and field athlete
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Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg
About Irina Turova
- Irina Robertovna Turova (later Bochkaryova and Mordovtseva, Russian: ????? ?????????? ??????-?????????; 14 May 1935 – 8 February 2012) was a Soviet sprinter.
- She placed fourth in the 4×100 m relay at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and won two gold and one silver medal at the 1954 European Athletics Championships.Turova was coached by her parents, who competed nationally in various track events, including sprint.
- Her son Pyotr Bochkaryov became an Olympic pole vaulter.
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