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    Irina Natanovna Press (10 March 1939 – 22 February 2004) was a multitalented Soviet athlete who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics. In 1960, she won...
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  • Irina or Iryna (Cyrillic: Ирина, Ірина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church....
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    (1960–66). Her younger sister Irina Press was also a prominent track athlete, mostly in the sprint events. Tamara Press was born to parents in Kharkov...
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    geophysicist Irina Press (1939–2004), Soviet multi-sport track and field athlete J. Press (fl. 1910), American clothier founder Jim Press (born 1947),...
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    Countess Irina Felixovna Sheremeteva (née Princess Yusupova; Russian: Графиня Ирина Феликсовна Шереметева née Княгиня Юсупова; 21 March 1915, Petrograd...
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    Dianne Gerace Gerace behind Irina Press at the 1964 Olympics Personal information Born (1943-10-26) October 26, 1943 (age 81) Trail, British Columbia...
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  • pairs 1000m, Mark Midler, USSR fencing, team foil Irina Press, USSR track & field, 80 m hurdles Tamara Press, USSR track & field, shot-put Gyula Török, Hungary...
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    Irina Feodorovna Godunova (Russian: Ирина Фёдоровна Годунова, romanized: Irina Fyodorovna Godunova; 1557 – 29 October 1603), also known by her monastic...
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    that she probably was a 46,XX/46,XY mosaic female. Sisters Tamara and Irina Press won five track and field Olympic gold medals for the Soviet Union and...
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  • 1939 – Asghar Ali Engineer, Indian activist and author (d. 2013) 1939 – Irina Press, Ukrainian-Russian hurdler and pentathlete (d. 2004) 1940 – LeRoy Ellis...
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  • 1989: Irina Mozharova 1990: Svetlana Rogova 1991: Not held 1960: Irina Press 1961: Irina Press 1962: Rimma Koshelyova 1963: Niliya Kulkova 1964: Irina Press...
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    200-m champion Tamara Press - 6 world records (shot put & discus throw); 3x Olympic champion (2x shot put & discus) Irina Press - sprint runner, 2x Olympic...
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  •  Czechoslovakia Irina Beglyakova  Soviet Union Nina Romashkova  Soviet Union 1960 Rome details Nina Romashkova  Soviet Union Tamara Press  Soviet Union...
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    professionally as Irina Slavina, was a Russian journalist from Nizhny Novgorod city, public and political figure, and editor-in-chief of the Koza Press. On 2 October...
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    Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina (Russian: Ирина Константиновна Роднина, IPA: [ɪˈrʲinə kənstɐnˈtʲinəvnə rədʲnʲɪˈna]; born 12 September 1949) is a Russian...
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    putting her second in the all-time rankings. She was beaten to the gold by Irina Press, whose biological sex has been the subject of speculation. She also won...
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    Ursula Donath  United Team of Germany 2:05.6 80 metres hurdles details Irina Press  Soviet Union 10.8 Carole Quinton  Great Britain 10.9 Gisela Birkemeyer...
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    70 Tennant, Victoria. Irina Baronova and the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo. University of Chicago Press. Victoria Tennant Irina Baronova and the Ballets...
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  • Vehoff (FRG) 13.11 1961  Tamara Press (URS) 17.12  Irina Press (URS) 15.61  Ana Roth (ROM) 15.59 1963  Tamara Press (URS) 17.29  Judit Bognár (HUN) 15...
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  • Gold Silver Bronze Irina Press  Soviet Union Gundula Diel  East Germany Inge Schell  West Germany...
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  •  Hungary 58.27 m Yelena Gorchakova  Soviet Union 57.06 m Pentathlon details Irina Press  Soviet Union 5246 (WR) Mary Rand  Great Britain 5035 Galina Bystrova...
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  • 10.5 Leipzig, East Germany 23 May 1964  Irina Press (URS) 10.5 Kyiv, Soviet Union 9 August 1964  Irina Press (URS) 10.5 Kyiv, Soviet Union 28 August 1964...
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    ""Irina Lankova fascinates by her sincerity" article on Lexnews". "Irina Lankova. Press Review". Website of Irina Lankova. Retrieved 2019-06-26. "Irina...
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    Irina Mikhailovna Baronova FRAD (Russian: Ирина Михайловна Баронова; 13 March 1919 – 28 June 2008) was a Russian ballerina and actress who was one of...
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    (2012). "Pentathlon". Historical Dictionary of Track and Field. Scarecrow Press. pp. 164–5. ISBN 9780810867819. Retrieved 11 May 2016. "PLAINLY, JANE HAS...
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  • Gold Silver Bronze Irina Press  Soviet Union Rimma Koshelyova  Soviet Union Snezhana Kerkova  Bulgaria...
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    committed suicide by hanging in prison Irina Press (1939–2004) – athlete who won two Olympic gold medals Tamara Press (1937–2021) – Soviet shot putter and...
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  • sprinter, world 100-m and 200-m champion Irina Press, USSR, 2x Olympic champion (80-m hurdles and pentathlon) Tamara Press, USSR, 6 world records (shot put and...
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    Tamara Press — Athletics, women's discus throw Romuald Klim — Athletics, men's hammer throw Valery Brumel — Athletics, men's high jump Irina Press — Athletics...
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    whenever the latter is absent. Olga is a spinster and at one point tells Irina that she would have married "any man, even an old man if he had asked" her...
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