# Irina Stankina

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Russian racewalker

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**Irina Vasilyevna Stankina** ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Ирина Васильевна Станкина; born 25 March 1977 in [Saransk](/source/Saransk), [Mordovian ASSR](/source/Mordovian_Autonomous_Soviet_Socialist_Republic), [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union)) is a Russian [race walker](/source/Race_walking). The 1994 World Junior champion and record holder, in 1995 she won the [10 kilometres race walk](/source/10_kilometres_race_walk) at the [World Championships](/source/1995_World_Championships_in_Athletics) as the youngest-ever (18 years and 135 days).[1] She later walked the [20 kilometres race walk](/source/20_kilometres_race_walk) in 1:25:29 hours, the fourth-best time ever.

## International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Russia 1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st 5000 m 21:05.41 1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st 10 km 42:13 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States — 10 km DQ World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 1st 5000 m 21:31.85 1997 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 1st 10 km 41:52 World Championships Athens, Greece — 10 km DQ 1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 17th 20 km 1:35:42 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia — 20 km DNF

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Athletics Weekly [World Championships: Men’s and women’s walks](https://athleticsweekly.com/iaaf-world-championships/world-championships-mens-and-womens-walks-31236/)

- [Irina Stankina](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14299452) at [World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics)

v t e World champions in women's racewalking 1987–1997 10 kilometres 1987: Irina Strakhova (URS) 1991: Alina Ivanova (URS) 1993: Sari Essayah (FIN) 1995: Irina Stankina (RUS) 1997: Annarita Sidoti (ITA) 1999–present 20 kilometres 1999: Liu Hongyu (CHN) 2001: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2003: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 2005: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2007: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2009: Olive Loughnane (IRL) 2011: Liu Hong (CHN) 2013: Liu Hong (CHN) 2015: Liu Hong (CHN) 2017: Yang Jiayu (CHN) 2019: Liu Hong (CHN) 2022: Kimberly García (PER) 2023: María Pérez (ESP) 2025: María Pérez (ESP) 2017–2019 50 kilometres 2017: Inês Henriques (POR) 2019: Liang Rui (CHN) 2022-present 35 kilometres 2022: Kimberly García (PER) 2023: María Pérez (ESP) 2025: María Pérez (ESP)

v t e IAAF Women's World Race Walking Cup Champions 5 kilometres 1975†: Margareta Simu (SWE) 1977†: Siv Gustavsson (SWE) 1979: Marion Fawkes (GBR) 1981: Siv Gustavsson (SWE) 10 kilometres 1983: Xu Yongjiu (CHN) 1985: Yan Hong (CHN) 1987: Olga Krishtop (URS) 1989: Beate Gummelt (GDR) 1991: Irina Strakhova (URS) 1993: Wang Yan (CHN) 1995: Gao Hongmiao (CHN) 1997: Irina Stankina (RUS) 20 kilometres 1999: Liu Hongyu (CHN) 2002: Erica Alfridi (ITA) 2004: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 2006: Ryta Turava (BLR) 2008: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2010: María Vasco (ESP) 2012: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2014: Anisya Kirdyapkina (RUS) 2016: Maria Guadalupe González (MEX) 2018: Maria Guadalupe González (MEX) 50 kilometres 2018: Liang Rui (CHN) † 1973 and 1975 were invitational, non-cup events

v t e World U20 Champions in women's racewalking 1986: Wang Yan (CHN) 1988: Mari Cruz Díaz (ESP) 1990: Susana Feitor (POR) 1992: Gao Hongmiao (CHN) 1994: Irina Stankina (RUS) 1996: Irina Stankina (RUS) 1998: Sabine Zimmer (GER) 2000: Lyudmila Yefimkina (RUS) 2002: Fumi Mitsumura (JPN) 2004: Irina Petrova (RUS) 2006: Liu Hong (CHN) 2008: Tatyana Mineyeva (RUS) 2010: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2012: Ekaterina Medvedeva (RUS) 2014: Anežka Drahotová (CZE) 2016: Ma Zhenxia (CHN) 2018: Alegna González (MEX) 2021: Sofía Ramos Rodríguez (MEX) 2022: Karla Serrano (MEX) 2024: Baima Zhouma (CHN)

v t e Russian Athletics Championships women's racewalking champions 10 km walk 1993–94: Yelena Arshintseva 1995: Larisa Ramazanova 1996: Yelena Nikolayeva 1997: Nadezhda Ryashkina 1998: Olga Panfyorova 20 km walk 1999: Irina Stankina 2000: Tatyana Gudkova 2001–02: Yelena Nikolayeva 2003: Tatyana Gudkova 2004: Olimpiada Ivanova 2005: Tatyana Gudkova 2006: Olga Kaniskina 2007: Irina Stankina 2008: Tatyana Kalmykova 2009: Olga Kaniskina 2010: Anisya Kirdyapkina 2011: Tatyana Mineyeva 2012: Vera Sokolova 2013: Elena Lashmanova 2014: Vera Sokolova 2015: Anisya Kirdyapkina 2016: Olga Kaniskina 2017–19: Elena Lashmanova 50 km walk 2018–19: Klavdiya Afanasyeva

v t e World Best Year Performance in women's race walking 10 km walk 1983: Xu Yongjiu (CHN) 1984: Olga Krishtop (URS) 1985: Yan Hong (CHN) 1986: Yelena Kuznetsova (URS) 1987: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1988: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1989: Alina Ivanova (URS) 1990: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1991: Alina Ivanova (URS) 1992: Ileana Salvador (ITA) 1993: Li Chunxiu (CHN) 1994: Gao Hongmiao (CHN) 1995: Larisa Ramazanova (RUS) 1996: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 1997: Irina Stankina (RUS) 1998: Olga Panfyorova (RUS) 20 km walk 1987: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1988: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1989: Olga Kardopoltseva (URS) 1990: Olga Kardopoltseva (URS) 1991: Marina Smyslova (URS) 1992: Tamara Romanova (EUN) 1993: Ileana Salvador (ITA) 1994: Yelena Gruzinova (RUS) 1995: Liu Hongyu (CHN) 1996: Feng Haixia (CHN) 1997: Erica Alfridi (ITA) 1998: Tatyana Sibileva (RUS) 1999: Nadezhda Ryashkina (RUS) 2000: Tatyana Gudkova (RUS) 2001: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2002: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2003: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 2004: Song Hongjuan (CHN) 2005: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2006: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2007: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2008: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2009: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2010: Anisya Kirdyapkina (RUS) 2011: Vera Sokolova (RUS) 2012: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2013: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2014: Anisya Kirdyapkina (RUS) 2015: Liu Hong (CHN) 2016: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2017: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2018: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2019: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2020: Elvira Khasanova (RUS) 2021: Yang Jiayu (CHN) 2022: Elvira Khasanova (RUS)

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