Svetlana Zhurova
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| Medal record | |||
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| Women's speed skating | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2006 Turin | 500 m | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2006 Heerenveen | Sprint | |
Svetlana Sergeyevna Zhurova (Russian: Светла́на Серге́евна Жу́рова) (born 1 July 1972 in Pavlov-on-the-Neva) is a Russian speed skater.
Svetlana Zhurova has been competing internationally since 1989 [1], 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.
[edit] 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
| Olympic champions in women's 500 m speed skating |
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| 1960: Helga Haase | 1964: Lidia Skoblikova | 1968: Lyudmila Titova | 1972: Anne Henning | 1976: Sheila Young | 1980: Karin Enke | 1984: Christa Luding | 1988: Bonnie Blair | 1992: Bonnie Blair | 1994: Bonnie Blair | 1998: Catriona Le May Doan | 2002: Catriona Le May Doan | 2006: Svetlana Zhurova |
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