Aleksandra Grigoryeva

Aleksandra Grigoryeva (née Deverinskaya; Russian: Александра Деверинская-Григорьева; born 1960) is a Russian former racewalking athlete.[1] She was the gold medallist at the 1985 Summer Universiade, becoming the inaugural women's walk champion at the event.[2] She represented the Soviet Union at the 1986 European Athletics Championships.[3]

Aleksandra Grigoryeva
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
Universiade
1985 Kobe5000 m walk
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
1981 Valencia5 km walk
1985 St John's10 km walk

She was twice a medallist at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, taking silver in 1981 and sharing the bronze with teammate Olga Krishtop in 1985.[4][5] She was also a bronze medallist at the 1986 Goodwill Games.[6] She won at the Soviet Athletics Championships in 1981, taking the 5000 m walk title.[7]

She is a former world record holder for the 5000 metres race walk, having set a time of 22:30.0 minutes in Moscow on 2 May 1982.[8]

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Valencia, Spain 2nd 5 km walk 23:17.2
1985 IAAF World Race Walking Cup St John's, Isle of Man 3rd 10 km walk 46:24
Universiade Kobe, Japan 1st 5000 m walk 22:21.10
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 7th 10 km walk 47:16
Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union 3rd 10,000 m walk 46:00.27

National titles
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References
  1. Aleksandra Grigoryeva. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  2. World Student Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  3. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK. European Athletics (2014), pp. 443-451. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  4. Résultats MONDE/WORLD 1985. DG77. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  5. IAAF World Race Walking Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  6. Goodwill Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  7. Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  8. The world and American track and field records set in 1982. UPI (1982-10-02). Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
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