Irina Vasilyevna Stankina (; born 25 March 1977 in Saransk, Mordovian ASSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian race walker. The 1994 World Junior champion and record holder, in 1995 she won the 10 kilometres race walk at the World Championships as the youngest-ever (18 years and 135 days). Athletics Weekly World Championships: Men’s and women’s walks She later walked the 20 kilometres race walk in 1:25:29 hours, the fourth-best time ever.
International competitions Representing 1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal 1st5000 m21:05.411995World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st10 km42:131996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States —10 kmWorld Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia1st5000 m21:31.851997IAAF World Race Walking CupPoděbrady, Czech Republic 1st10 km 41:52World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece —10 km1999World Championships Seville, Spain17th20 km1:35:422000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia —20 km
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