Irina Ivanovna Kirichenko (Russian: Ири́на Ива́новна Кириче́нко; 13 June 1937 – 11 March 2020) was a Soviet sprint cyclist who won two gold, four silver and one bronze medal at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 1962–1969. Between 1960 and 1969 she also won 10 national titles. After retirement from competitions she worked as a cycling coach in Kharkiv.[1][2]
 Irina Kirichenko in 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 June 1937 Voroshilovgrad, Ukrainian SSR, USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 March 2020 (aged 82) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ КИРИЧЕНКО Ирина Ивановна (СССР). sportbiography.ru
- ^ Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. Olma Media Group. p. 67. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
