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Irina Natanovna Press [nb 1] (10 March 1939 – 22 February 2004) was a multitalented Soviet athlete who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics. In 1960, she won a gold medal in the 80 m hurdles and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m relay. In 1964, she finished fourth in the hurdles and sixth in the shot put, but won gold in the newly ...
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Apr 29, 2024 · Irina Press was a Soviet athlete who won two track-and-field Olympic gold medals during a career in which she set 11 world records. Press won a gold medal in the 1960 Olympics in Rome in the 80-metre hurdles, setting an Olympic record (10.6 sec) in the semifinals.
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Irina Press also competed at the 1962 European Championships, but did not finish the pentathlon due to injury and at the 1961 Universiade, where she won gold in the 80 hurdles. Irina won 13 Soviet titles – 80 hurdles in 1960-61 and 1964-66; 4×100 relay 1961 and 1964; and pentathlon in 1959-61 and 1964-66. The Press sisters retired in 1966 ...
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May 4, 2021 · Press, lying down, with her sister, Irina, in an undated photo. Irina Press won gold medals in the 80-meter hurdles at the 1960 Rome Olympics and the pentathlon in Tokyo in 1964.
Feb 21, 2004 · Irina Press also competed at the 1962 European Championships, but did not finish the pentathlon due to injury and at the 1961 Universiade, where she won gold in the 80 hurdles. Irina won 13 Soviet titles – 80 hurdles in 1960-61 and 1964-66; 4×100 relay 1961 and 1964; and pentathlon in 1959-61 and 1964-66. The Press sisters retired in 1966 ...
Pentathlon, Women. Scoring by 1962 point tables. Irina Press had set her first world record in the pentathlon in 1959, but had had to wait until 1964 for this to become an Olympic event for women. She was highly versatile as she competed in the 80 metre hurdles and sprint relay at the 1960 Olympics and in 1964, competed in the hurdles and shot ...
May 31, 2004 · Irina Natanovna Press was born at Kharkhov, Ukraine, on March 10 1939. Her Jewish parents survived the German invasion, and after the war their daughters soon showed their sporting prowess.
