Aleksandra Grigoryeva (née Deverinskaya; Russian: Александра Деверинская-Григорьева; born 19 March 1960) is a Russian former racewalking athlete.[2] She was the gold medallist at the 1985 Summer Universiade, becoming the inaugural women's walk champion at the event.[3] She represented the Soviet Union at the 1986 European Athletics Championships.[4]
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| Born | 19 March 1960[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She was twice a medallist at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, taking silver in 1981 and sharing the bronze with teammate Olga Krishtop in 1985.[5][6] She was also a bronze medallist at the 1986 Goodwill Games.[7] She won at the Soviet Athletics Championships in 1981, taking the 5000 m walk title.[8]
She is a former world record holder for the 5000 metres race walk, having set a time of 22:30.0 minutes in Moscow on 2 May 1982.[9]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1981 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Valencia, Spain | 2nd | 5 km walk | 23:17.2 |
| 1985 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | St John's, Isle of Man | 3rd | 10 km walk | 46:24 |
| Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 1st | 5000 m walk | 22:21.10 | |
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 7th | 10 km walk | 47:16 |
| Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 3rd | 10,000 m walk | 46:00.27 |
National titles
edit- Soviet Athletics Championships
- 5000 m walk: 1981[8]
References
edit- ^ "Деверинская А. Т." Российский Университет Кооперации (in Russian). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Aleksandra Grigoryeva. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
- ^ World Student Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK. European Athletics (2014), pp. 443-451. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
- ^ Résultats MONDE/WORLD 1985. DG77. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
- ^ IAAF World Race Walking Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
- ^ Goodwill Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
- ^ a b Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
- ^ The world and American track and field records set in 1982. UPI (1982-10-02). Retrieved on 2016-04-16.