Irina Kostyuchenkova
Soviet and Ukrainian athlete (1961–2023)
Irina Kostyuchenkova (Russian: Ирина Костюченкова; 11 May 1961 – 31 March 2023) was a javelin thrower who represented the Soviet Union, and later Ukraine.
Kostyuchenkova was born in Chelyabinsk. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's javelin throw event at the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb, FR Yugoslavia. She later became a coach.
Kostyuchenkova died on 31 March 2023, at the age of 61.[1] She and her mother were strangled by her 33-year-old son in Alushta.
Her son suffered from severe psychiatric illness.[2]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Soviet Union | ||||
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 8th | 61.40 m |
1987 | World Student Games | Zagreb, FR Yugoslavia | 1st | 66.72 m |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 12th | 60.60 m | |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 4th | 67.00 m PB |
Representing Unified Team | ||||
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 17th (q) | 57.60 m |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 20th (q) | 57.96 m |
World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 58.10 m | |
Representing Ukraine |
References
External links
- Irina Kostyuchenkova at World Athletics
- Iryna Kostiuchenkova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Summer Universiade champions in women's javelin throw
- 1959: Elvīra Ozoliņa (URS)
- 1961: Yelena Gorchakova (URS)
- 1963: Almut Brömmel (FRG)
- 1965: Mihaela Peneș (ROM)
- 1967: RaNae Bair (USA)
- 1970: Daniela Jaworska (POL)
- 1973: Svetlana Korolyova (URS)
- 1975: Nadezhda Yakubovich (URS)
- 1977: Nadezhda Yakubovich (URS)
- 1979: Éva Ráduly-Zörgő (ROM)
- 1981: Petra Felke (GDR)
- 1983: Beate Peters (FRG)
- 1985: Ivonne Leal (CUB)
- 1987: Irina Kostyuchenkova (URS)
- 1989: Silke Renk (GDR)
- 1991: Tatyana Shikolenko (URS)
- 1993: Lee Young-sun (KOR)
- 1995: Felicia Ţilea (ROM)
- 1997: Isel López (CUB)
- 1999: Ewa Rybak (POL)
- 2001: Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)
- 2003: Barbara Madejczyk (POL)
- 2005: Barbora Špotáková (CZE)
- 2007: Buoban Pamang (THA)
- 2009: Sunette Viljoen (RSA)
- 2011: Sunette Viljoen (RSA)
- 2013: Mariya Abakumova (RUS)
- 2015: Tatsiana Khaladovich (BLR)
- 2017: Marcelina Witek (POL)
- 2019: Liveta Jasiūnaitė (LTU)
- 2021: Eda Tuğsuz (TUR)
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