Ryta Turava (Belarusian Рыта Турава; Russian Rita Turova, Рита Турова, born 28 December 1980), also known as Margarita Turova, is an athlete from Belarus, competing in race walking.[1] She was born in Vitebsk.
Her sister, Alesya Turava, is also a successful athlete, champion of Belarus in track and field (1500 metres: bronze medalist at the 2002 European Indoor Championships.
The all-time all-time women's 10-km race-walk record is held by Margarita Turova, at 42:05.[2]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Belarus
| |||||
| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 6th | 5000m | 22:06.06 |
| 2001 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | — | 20 km | DNF |
| European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | 20 km | 1:30:15 | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 4th | 20 km | 1:29:39 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 20 km | 1:27:05 |
| 2006 | World Race Walking Cup | A Coruña, Spain | 1st | 20 km | 1:26:27 |
| European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 20 km | 1:27:08 | |
| 2007 | European Race Walking Cup | Leamington Spa, Great Britain | 1st | 20 km | 1:27:52 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 10th | 20 km | 1:28:26 |
References
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- ^ Margarita Turova at Olympics.com
- ^ "Women's non-legal 10km road walk". Alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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