Irina Kirichenko
Ukrainian Soviet cyclist (1937-2020)
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.
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| Born | 13 June 1937 Voroshilovgrad, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 March 2020 (aged 82) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
change- ↑ КИРИЧЕНКО Ирина Ивановна (СССР) Archived 2019-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. sportbiography.ru
- ↑ Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. Olma Media Group. p. 67. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
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