Aleksandra Grigoryeva (née Deverinskaya; Russian: Александра Деверинская-Григорьева; born 19 March 1960) is a Russian former racewalking athlete.[2] She was the gold medallist at the 1985 Summer Universiade, becoming the inaugural women's walk champion at the event.[3] She represented the Soviet Union at the 1986 European Athletics Championships.[4]

Aleksandra Grigoryeva
Personal information
Born (1960-03-19) 19 March 1960 (age 64)[1]
Sport
Country Soviet Union
Medal record
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe 5000 m walk
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
Silver medal – second place 1981 Valencia 5 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 1985 St John's 10 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.[5][6] She was also a bronze medallist at the 1986 Goodwill Games.[7] She won at the Soviet Athletics Championships in 1981, taking the 5000 m walk title.[8]

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.[9]

International competitions

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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

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  1. ^ "Деверинская А. Т." Российский Университет Кооперации (in Russian). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ Aleksandra Grigoryeva. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  3. ^ World Student Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  4. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK. European Athletics (2014), pp. 443-451. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  5. ^ Résultats MONDE/WORLD 1985. DG77. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  6. ^ IAAF World Race Walking Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  7. ^ Goodwill Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  8. ^ a b Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  9. ^ The world and American track and field records set in 1982. UPI (1982-10-02). Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
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