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Irina Vasilyevna Stankina (Russian: Ирина Васильевна Станкина; 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). She later walked the 20 kilometres race walk in 1:25:29 hours, the fourth-best time ever.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Russia
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| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 5000 m | 21:05.41 |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 10 km | 42:13 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | — | 10 km | DQ |
| World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 1st | 5000 m | 21:31.85 | |
| 1997 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 1st | 10 km | 41:52 |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | — | 10 km | DQ | |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 17th | 20 km | 1:35:42 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | — | 20 km | DNF |
References
- Athletics Weekly World Championships: Men’s and women’s walks
| World champions in women's racewalking | |
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| 1987–1997 10 kilometres |
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| 1999–present 20 kilometres |
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| 2017–2019 50 kilometres |
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| 2022-present 35 kilometres |
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| IAAF Women's World Race Walking Cup Champions | |
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| 10 kilometres |
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| 20 kilometres |
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| 50 kilometres |
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| † 1973 and 1975 were invitational, non-cup events | |
| World U20 Champions in women's racewalking | |
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| Russian Athletics Championships women's racewalking champions | |
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| 10 km walk |
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| 20 km walk |
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| 50 km walk |
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Saransk
- Russian female racewalkers
- Olympic female racewalkers
- Olympic athletes for Russia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia
- World Athletics Championships winners
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships winners
- World Athletics U20 Championships winners
- Russian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Russian women
- Russian athletics biography stubs