Irina Alekseyevna Abysova (; born 7 November 1980 in Moscow) is a Russian open‑water swimmer and professional triathlete. She won the Russian Triathlon Championships in 2003, 2007,See http://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/3atlon/Triatlon-Polyanskiy-i-Abisova-viigrali-chempionat-Rossii. Retrieved 31 January 2011. 2009, and 2010,See . Retrieved 15 June 2010. and she competed in the Olympics in 2008 in Beijing and the 2012 Games in London. She is the winner of the 2013 ITU Aquathlon World Championship.
Sports career Abysova began her sporting career at the age of six, when she was admitted to the aquatic section of the Olympic Village (Олимпийская деревня) in Moscow. At the age of 13, she entered the Pioneer Palace (Дворец пионеров) sports school, and two years later she joined the Moscow Specialised School of the Olympic Reserve (МССУОР).
In 1999, having earned the title 'Master of Sports' (мастер спорта), Abysova enrolled at the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (RGUFKSiT) in Moscow. In 2001, she won the silver medal in the 10 km open‑water swimming event at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka. In 2002, feeling that her career as a swimmer might be drawing to a close, she turned to triathlon, winning the Russian Triathlon Championship the following year. In 2003, Abysova joined the Ozërki sports club (СК Озёрки)See http://www.ozerki.ru/whoiswho/irina-abysova. Retrieved 31 January 2011. and completed her university studies.
In 2005, one year after becoming a mother, she won the Russian Winter Triathlon Championships and was also active in the elite section of the German club TUS Griesheim. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abysova had a serious bicycle accident during the event and was unable to finish.
In 2009, the French triathlon club TOC Cesson Sévigné mentioned Abysova among its international stars, but she did not take part in the French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux. In 2011, Abysova opened the new season in Cyprus, where the Russian triathletes had their training camp. At the Volkswagen Aldiana Triathlon on 27 March 2011, she placed first in the Olympic Distance event.
In 2012, she took part in the women's triathlon at the Olympic Games, finishing in 13th place.
ITU competitions From 2003 to 2010, Irina Abysova took part in 51 ITU competitions and achieved 16 top‑ten finishes. Unless otherwise indicated, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.
Results list Date Competition Place Rank 2003-09-20 European Cup Zagreb 13 2003-10-22 European Cup Alanya 7 2005-07-16 Premium European Cup Holten3 2005-08-20 European Championships Lausanne11 2005-10-26 Premium European Cup Alanya4 2006-03-10 World Cup Aqaba7 2006-06-04 World Cup Madrid16 2006-06-24 European Championships Autun18 2006-08-13 World Cup Tiszaújváros14 2006-09-03 World Championships Lausanne32 2006-09-10 World CupIn the Elite Women ranking (http://www.triathlon.org/results/results/2006_hamburg_bg_triathlon_world_cup/429/) the ITU has a wrong date (9 September); cf. the calendar of the Event Races on http://www.triathlon.org/events/event/2006_hamburg_bg_triathlon_world_cup/. Retrieved on 30 November 2009. Hamburg27 2006-09-24 World Cup BeijingDNF 2006-11-05 World Cup Cancun24 2007-03-25 World Cup MooloolabaDNF 2007-05-06 World Cup Lisbon21 2007-05-13 World Cup Richards Bay13 2007-06-03 World Cup MadridDNF 2007-06-30 European Championships CopenhagenDNS 2007-07-07 Premium European Cup Holten4 2007-07-29 World Cup Salford17 2007-08-11 World Cup TiszaújvárosDNF 2007-09-01 World Championships Hamburg 32 2007-09-15 World Cup Beijing35 2007-10-07 World Cup Rhodes11 2007-11-04 World Cup Cancun21 2008-04-13 World Cup Ishigaki9 2008-04-26 World Cup Tongyeong7 2008-05-10 European Championships Lisbon10 2008-06-08 World Championships Vancouver26 2008-07-06 World Cup HamburgDNF 2008-07-13 World Cup TiszaújvárosDNF 2008-07-20 World Cup Kitzbühel15 2008-08-18 Olympic Games Beijing DNF 2008-09-13 European Cup Vienna5 2009-04-05 European Cup Quarteira13 2009-05-02World Championship Series Tongyeong 25 2009-07-05 European ChampionshipsIn the Women Elite ranking the ITU gives a wrong date (2 July), instead of the 5 July; cf. http://www.triathlon.org/results/results/2009_holten_etu_triathlon_european_championships/3318/ and the right date in the Event Races section: http://www.triathlon.org/events/event/2009_holten_etu_triathlon_european_championships/. Retrieved on 30 November 2009. Holten8 2009-07-25World Championship Series Hamburg 9 2009-08-09 World Cup Tiszaújváros2 2009-08-15World Championship Series London 34 2009-09-13World Championship Series, Grand Final Gold Coast 25 2010-04-18 European Cup Antalya 3 2010-05-08World Championship Series Seoul 39 2010-06-05World Championship Series Madrid 17 2010-07-03 European Championships Athlone 21 2010-07-17World Championship Series Hamburg 37 2010-07-24World Championship Series London 29 2010-08-08 World Cup Tiszaújváros 10 2010-08-29 Premium European Cup Almere 4 2010-09-08World Championship Series, Grand Final Budapest 50 2010-11-13 Premium European Cup Eilat 2 2011-04-09World Championship Series Sydney 38 2011-06-04World Championship Series Madrid 28 2011-06-18World Championship Series Kitzbuhel 31 2011-06-24 European Championships Pontevedra 11 2011-07-31 Premium European Cup Banyoles 2 2011-08-06World Championship Series London 25 2011-08-14 World Cup Tiszaújváros 3 2012 Olympic Games London 13 2012-03-31European Cup Quarteira 4 2012-05-11World Triathlon San Diego 20 2012-05-27World Triathlon Madrid 18 2012-07-07Premium European Cup Holten 3 DNF = Did not finish
Personal life In 2003, Abysova married the Russian triathlete and 2008 Olympian Igor Sysoyev. In 2004, she gave birth to a daughter.
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External links
Profile at the Russian Triathlon Confederation