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. 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.
Achievements Representing 1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France6th5000m22:06.062001European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia—20 kmDNFEuropean U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands2nd20 km1:30:152004Olympic Games Athens, Greece4th20 km1:29:392005World Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd20 km1:27:052006World Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain 1st20 km1:26:27European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st20 km1:27:082007European Race Walking Cup Leamington Spa, Great Britain 1st20 km1:27:522008Olympic Games Beijing, China10th20 km1:28:26
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