Olimpiada Vladimirovna IvanovaOlimpiada Vladimirovna Ivanova is a Russian race walker is a Russian race walker

The presentation was made by T.N. TolstovaThe presentation was made by T.N. Tolstova

Olimpiada Vladimirovna Ivanova was born in August 26, 1970 in Munsjuty, Chuvashia. She is a Russian race walker. She has 4 medals from the major events. Olimpiada won her first gold medal in the 2001 Edmonton World Championships, where she beat the rest of the world with the time 1.27:48. A year later, in 2002, she won another gold medal at the 2002 European Championship in Munich.In the 2004 Athens Olympics she finished second. Ivanova finished four seconds later and could not hide her disappointment. Her greatest achievement was the gold for the 20 km walk in the 2005 Helsinki World Championships.

AchievementsAchievementsYearYear CompetitionCompetition Venue Venue Position Position NotesNotes19931993 World Race Walking CupWorld Race Walking Cup Monterrey, MexicoMonterrey, Mexico 12th12th 10 km10 km

19971997 World Race Walking CupWorld Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Poděbrady, Czech RepublicRepublic

2nd2nd 10 km10 km

20002000 European Race Walking European Race Walking CupCup

Eisenhüttenstadt, Eisenhüttenstadt, GermanyGermany

1st1st 20 km20 km

20012001 European Race Walking European Race Walking CupCup

Dudince, SlovakiaDudince, Slovakia 1st1st 20 km20 km

20012001 World ChampionshipsWorld Championships Edmonton, CanadaEdmonton, Canada 1st1st 20 km20 km

20022002 European ChampionshipsEuropean Championships Munich, GermanyMunich, Germany 1st1st 20 km20 km

20042004 Olympic GamesOlympic Games Athens, GreeceAthens, Greece 2nd2nd 20 km20 km

20052005 European Race Walking European Race Walking CupCup

Miskolc, HungaryMiskolc, Hungary 1st1st 20 km20 km

20052005 World ChampionshipsWorld Championships Helsinki, FinlandHelsinki, Finland 1st1st 20 km20 km

20062006 World Race Walking CupWorld Race Walking Cup La Coruña, SpainLa Coruña, Spain 2nd2nd 20 km20 km

20072007 World ChampionshipsWorld Championships Osaka, JapanOsaka, Japan DNFDNF 20 km20 km

Olimpiada Vladimirovna Ivanova is a great athlete. We think that she was born to make great achievements in sport and to

win. It seems even her name helps her in life and in sport.

She beat the world record in the 2005 Helsinki World Championships. For this record she was added to the

Guinness World Record book of 2007.

Olimpiada Ivanova did a lot for sport, cultural and political life of Olimpiada Ivanova did a lot for sport, cultural and political life of Chuvash Republic and Russia. She is a hero for many people and Chuvash Republic and Russia. She is a hero for many people and

young sportsmen. And she is a very beautiful and talented woman. young sportsmen. And she is a very beautiful and talented woman. All Chuvash people are proud of her and her success.

Olimpiada Ivanova did a lot for sport, cultural and political life of Olimpiada Ivanova did a lot for sport, cultural and political life of Chuvash Republic and Russia. She is a hero for many people and Chuvash Republic and Russia. She is a hero for many people and

young sportsmen. And she is a very beautiful and talented woman. young sportsmen. And she is a very beautiful and talented woman. All Chuvash people are proud of her and her success.