Irina Vladimirovna Karpova (née Naumenko, Russian: Ирина Владимировна Науменко; born 13 February 1980 in Kamenogorsk, East Kazakhstan Region) is a Kazakhstani heptathlete.

Irina Karpova
Irina Karpova at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameIrina Vladimirovna Naumenko
Full nameIrina Vladimirovna Karpova
NationalityKazakhstani
Born (1980-02-13) 13 February 1980 (age 44)
Kamenogorsk, East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
SpouseDmitriy Karpov
ChildrenMiloslava (born 2010) and Svyatoslav (born 2009)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportAthletics
EventHeptathlon
Updated on 4 August 2012.

Naumenko was 2nd at the Hexham International Combined Events Meeting in 2005 (5438pts)[1]

She married Dmitriy Karpov, a decathlete. The pair has two children (born 2009 and 2010).[2]

Achievements edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Kazakhstan
1997 Asian Junior Championships Bangkok, Thailand 1st Heptathlon 5099 pts
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 10th Heptathlon 5470 pts
1999 Asian Junior Championships Singapore 1st Heptathlon 5557 pts
2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Heptathlon 5937 pts
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 21st Heptathlon 5634 pts
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 5th Heptathlon 5520 pts
2003 World Championships Paris, France 15th Heptathlon 5971 pts
Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 1st Heptathlon 5845 pts
2004 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 11th Heptathlon 6112 pts
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 22nd Heptathlon 6000 pts
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 14th Heptathlon 5991 pts
2006 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 15th Heptathlon 5911 pts
Asian Games Doha, Qatar 7th Heptathlon 4696 pts
2007 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 25th Heptathlon 5666 pts
Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 1st Heptathlon 5617 pts
World Championships Osaka, Japan 24th Heptathlon 5848 pts
Asian Indoor Games Macau 1st Pentathlon 4179 pts
2008 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Pentathlon 4235 pts
Olympic Games Beijing, China Heptathlon DNF
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 8th Heptathlon 5033 pts
2012 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 1st Pentathlon 4050 pts
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 32nd Heptathlon 5319 pts
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India Heptathlon DNF
World Championships Moscow, Russia Heptathlon DNF
2014 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 3rd Pentathlon 3951 pts

Personal bests edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Dmitriy Karpov Archived 5 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. London2012. Retrieved on 29 July 2012.

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