A happy Irina is pictured above during the Long Jump final at the 2004 Olympics
in Athens. She won the silver with a jump of 7.05 metres, just 2cm behind the winner
Tatyana Lebedeva. Tatyana Kotova took the bronze to complete a Russian 1, 2, 3.
In 2008 she came third at the World Indoor Championships in Valencia.
In April 2012 she received a two year ban for taking drugs following a test
in February of that year. Thus no 2012 Olympics for her.
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Womens Long Jump Final.
Olympic Games 2004.
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| 1. Tatyana Lebedeva |
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RUS |
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7.07m |
| 2. Irina Simagina |
|
RUS |
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7.05m |
| 3. Tatyana Kotova |
|
RUS |
|
7.05m |
| 4. Bronwyn Thompson |
|
AUS |
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6.96m |
| 5. Marion Jones |
|
USA |
|
6.85m |
| 6. Anju Bobby George |
|
IND |
|
6.83m |
| 7. Jade Johnson |
|
GBR |
|
6.80m |
| 8. Tunde Vaszi |
|
HUN |
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6.73m |
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ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2010 6.57 +1.1 Rakvere 03 AUG
2010 6.57 +1.3 Saransk 13 JUL
2009 6.91 +1.2 Rieti 06 SEP
2008 6.91 -0.9 Tula, RUS 06 JUL
2007 7.11 +1.1 Sochi 27 MAY
2005 7.04 +1.2 Sochi 26 MAY
2004 7.27 -0.4 Tula, RUS 31 JUL ( Personal best)
2003 6.83 +1.2 Cheboksary 28 JUN
2002 6.58 Cheboksary 27 JUL
2000 6.38 +0.7 Cheboksary 08 JUL
1999 5.99 -0.4 Bydgoszcz 17 JUL
INDOORS:
| 2011/12 |
6.21 |
Krasnodar (RUS) |
29 JAN 2012 |
| 2010/11 |
6.72 |
Moskva (RUS) |
29 JAN 2011 |
| 2009/10 |
6.62 |
Volgograd (RUS) |
23 JAN 2010 |
| 2007/08 |
6.96 |
Stockholm (SWE) |
21 FEB 2008 |
| 2006/07 |
6.52 |
Moskva (RUS) |
13 JAN 2007 |
| 2003/04 |
6.95 |
Moskva (RUS) |
19 FEB 2004 |
| 2002/03 |
6.68 |
Athina (GRE) |
06 MAR 2003 |
| 2001/02 |
6.74 |
Samara (RUS) |
03 FEB 2002 |
| 2000/01 |
6.41 |
Moskva (RUS) |
14 FEB 2001 |
| 1999/00 |
6.38 |
Moskva (RUS) |
29 FEB 2000 |
| 1998/99 |
6.32 |
Moskva (RUS) |
26 FEB 1999 |
| 1997/98 |
5.84 |
Lipetsk (RUS) |
24 JAN 1998 |