Irina Stankina

Irina Vasilyevna Stankina (Russian: Ирина Васильевна Станкина; born March 25, 1977 in Saransk, Mordovian ASSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian race walker. The 1994 World Junior champion and record holder, in 1995 she won the 10-km race at the World Championships as the youngest-ever (18 years and 135 days). She later walked the 20-km distance in 1:25:29 hours, the fourth-best time ever.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Russia
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	5,000 m	21:05.41
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	10 km	42:13
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	—	10 km	DSQ
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	1st	5000m	21:31.85
1997	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Poděbrady, Czech Republic	1st	10 km	41:52
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	—	10 km	DSQ
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	17th	20 km	1:35:42
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	—	20 km	DNF

External links

Irina Stankina profile at IAAF

IAAF World Championships in Athletics champions in women's racewalking

1987-1997 10 kilometres	1987: Irina Strakhova (URS) 1991: Alina Ivanova (URS) 1993: Sari Essayah (FIN) 1995: Irina Stankina (RUS) 1997: Annarita Sidoti (ITA)}

1999-present 20 kilometres	1999: Liu Hongyu (CHN) 2001: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2003: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 2005: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2007: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2009: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2011: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2013: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2015: Liu Hong (CHN)

IAAF Women's World Race Walking Cup Champions

5 kilometres	1975^†: Margareta Simu (SWE) 1977^†: Siv Gustavsson (SWE) 1979: Marion Fawkes (GBR) 1981: Siv Gustavsson (SWE)

10 kilometres	1983: Xu Yongjiu (CHN) 1985: Yan Hong (CHN) 1987: Olga Krishtop (URS) 1989: Beate Gummelt (GDR) 1991: Irina Strakhova (URS) 1993: Wang Yan (CHN) 1995: Gao Hongmiao (CHN) 1997: Irina Stankina (RUS)

20 kilometres	1999: Liu Hongyu (CHN) 2002: Erica Alfridi (ITA) 2004: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 2006: Ryta Turava (BLR) 2008: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2010: María Vasco (ESP) 2012: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2014: Anisya Kirdyapkina (RUS)

† 1973 and 1975 were invitational, non-cup events

World Best Year Performance in women's race walking

10 km walk	1983: Xu Yongjiu (CHN) 1984: Olga Krishtop (URS) 1985: Yan Hong (CHN) 1986: Yelena Kuznetsova (URS) 1987: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1988: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1989: Alina Ivanova (URS) 1990: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1991: Alina Ivanova (URS) 1992: Ileana Salvador (ITA) 1993: Li Chunxiu (CHN) 1994: Gao Hongmiao (CHN) 1995: Larisa Ramazanova (RUS) 1996: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 1997: Irina Stankina (RUS) 1998: Olga Panfyorova (RUS)

20 km walk	1987: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1988: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1989: Olga Kardopoltseva (URS) 1990: Olga Kardopoltseva (URS) 1991: Marina Smyslova (URS) 1992: Tamara Romanova (EUN) 1993: Ileana Salvador (ITA) 1994: Yelena Gruzinova (RUS) 1995: Liu Hongyu (CHN) 1996: Feng Haixia (CHN) 1997: Erica Alfridi (ITA) 1998: Tatyana Sibileva (RUS) 1999: Nadezhda Ryashkina (RUS) 2000: Tatyana Gudkova (RUS) 2001: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2002: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2003: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 2004: Song Hongjuan (CHN) 2005: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2006: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2007: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2008: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2009: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2010: Anisya Kirdyapkina (RUS) 2011: Vera Sokolova (RUS) 2012: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2013: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2014: Anisya Kirdyapkina (RUS) 2015: Liu Hong (CHN)

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