Irina Kirichenko

Irina Ivanovna Kirichenko (Russian: Ири́на Ива́новна Кириче́нко; 13 June 1937 - 11 March 2020) was a Soviet sprint cyclist. He won two gold, four silver and one bronze medal at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 1962–1969.

Irina Kirichenko
Irina Kirichenko in 1967
Personal information
Born(1937-06-13)13 June 1937
Voroshilovgrad, Ukraine
Died11 March 2020(2020-03-11) (aged 82)
Sport
SportCycling
ClubDynamo
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 MilanIndividual sprint
Silver medal – second place 1963 RocourtIndividual sprint
Gold medal – first place 1964 ParisIndividual sprint
Gold medal – first place 1966 FrankfurtIndividual sprint
Silver medal – second place 1967 AmsterdamIndividual sprint
Silver medal – second place 1968 RomeIndividual sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1969 AntwerpIndividual sprint

Between 1960 and 1969 she also won 10 national titles. After retirement from competitions she worked as a cycling coach in Kharkiv.[1][2]

References
  1. КИРИЧЕНКО Ирина Ивановна (СССР) Archived 2019-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. sportbiography.ru
  2. Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. Olma Media Group. p. 67. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.


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