Svetlana Zhurova

Svetlana Zhurova
Personal information
Born (1972-01-07) 7 January 1972
Pavlov-on-the-Neva, Russia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country  Russia
Sport Speed skating
Medal record
Olympic Games
2006 Turin 500 m
World Championships
2006 Heerenveen Sprint
1996 Hamar 500 m
1998 Calgary 500 m
1999 Heerenveen 500 m
2000 Nagano 500 m
2001 Salt Lake City 500 m

Svetlana Sergeyevna Zhurova (Russian: Светла́на Серге́евна Жу́рова; born 7 January 1972) is a speed skater from Russia. Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. [1]

Career

Zhurova has been competing internationally since 1989,[2] 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.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.duma.gov.ru/structure/deputies/242634/
  2. ↑ Skateresults.com
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