Svetlana Zhurova
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Svetlana Sergeyevna Zhurova is a speed skater
from Russia
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Zhurova has been competing internationally since 1989, took part in four Olympics, but did not win her first Olympic medal until her fourth Olympics, winning Olympic gold in Turin
in 2006, two years after mothering a child. She also became Sprint World Champion
in 2006. After her sporting career she became a politician and became Vice Speaker of the fifth State Duma.
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
Zhurova has been competing internationally since 1989, took part in four Olympics, but did not win her first Olympic medal until her fourth Olympics, winning Olympic gold in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
in 2006, two years after mothering a child. She also became Sprint World Champion
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
The World Sprint Speed Skating Championships are annual speed skating championships. The championships are held over a two day period, with the skaters racing one 500 m and one 1,000 m each day...
in 2006. After her sporting career she became a politician and became Vice Speaker of the fifth State Duma.
External links
- Svetlana Zhurova at SkateResults.com
- Svetlana Zhurova's athlete profile at cnnsi.com
- Photos of Svetlana Zhurova – At Lars Hagen's DESG Photo website