Irina Kirichenko

Irina Ivanovna Kirichenko (Russian: Ири́на Ива́новна Кириче́нко; 13 June 1937 - 11 March 2020) was a Soviet sprint cyclist. He won two gold, four silver and one bronze medal at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 1962–1969.

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Irina Kirichenko in 1967
Personal information
Born(1937-06-13)13 June 1937
Voroshilovgrad, Ukraine
Died11 March 2020(2020-03-11) (aged 82)
Sport
SportCycling
ClubDynamo

Between 1960 and 1969 she also won 10 national titles. After retirement from competitions she worked as a cycling coach in Kharkiv.[1][2]

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References

  1. КИРИЧЕНКО Ирина Ивановна (СССР) Archived 2019-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. sportbiography.ru
  2. Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. Olma Media Group. p. 67. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.