Irina Shevchenko, née Korotya (; born 2 September 1975 in Frunze, Kyrgyz SSR) is a Russian hurdler.
Her personal best time is 12.67 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in Tula. She equalled this time in the 2004 Olympic semi final. Reaching the hurdles final at the 2004 Olympic Games, she fell after Perdita Felicien stumbled into her.
She did not compete during the 2000, 2002 or 2006 seasons.
She is coached by Valentin Maslakov and her husband Dmitriy Shevchenko.
International competitions 1997Universiade Catania, Italy4th100 m hurdles13.29European U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland1st100 m hurdles12.97wind: +1.9 m/s2nd4 × 100 m relay44.411998European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd100 m hurdles12.85World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 3rd100 m hurdles12.771999World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan8th60 m hurdles8.092005European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain5th60 m hurdles8.02World Championships Helsinki, Finland7th100 m hurdles12.97 2007European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom4th60 m hurdles8.01
See also List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women) List of Olympic Games scandals and controversies
References
EAA profile