Inna Tsyganok

Inna Tsyganok at the European Cup triathlon in Antalya, 2011.

Inna Tsyganok at the Grand Final in La Baule with her fiancé Ivan Tutukin, 2009.

Inna Tsyganok (Ukrainian Інна Циганок (patronymic: Олегівна) and Russian Инна Цыганок; born 24 January 1986 in Zhovti Vody, ) is a professional Ukrainian Russian triathlete, member of the Ukrainian National Team and National Champion of the year 2009. In 2011, Tsyganok took part in ITU competitions "representing ITU", i.e. without a citizenship, which seems to be a violation of the ITU regulations but as of August 2011 she is officially representing Russia.

French Club Championship Series Taking part at the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux Tsyganok proved to be the main stay of the club Stade Poitevin Triathlon.

In 2009, at Dunkirk, the first triathlon of the Lyonnaise des Eaux circuit, Tsyganok placed 17th (6th in the U23 category) and could push Stade Poitevin to the 9th position in the team ranking. The second international guest star, Felicity Sheedy Ryan, placed 22nd and the three French members of the team, Melissa Grignard, Charlotte Lancereau and Anne Claire Menant, placed 38th, 52nd, and 63rd respectively.

In 2010, Tsyganok took part in three of the five triathlons of the Club Championship: at Beauvais (13 June 2010) she placed 9th, at Tourangeaux (29 August 2010) 19th, and at the Grand Final in La Baule (Triathlon Audencia, 18 September 2010) 26th, thus she was always the best or second best of her club. At Dunkirk and at Paris, Stade Poitevin had to replace Tsyganok with Natalia Shliakhtenko.

In 2011, Tsyganok took part at the opening triathlon of the season in Nice (24 April 2011), placing 20th and turning out the best of the club's triathletes. At Dunkirk (22 May 2011), Tsyganok placed 16th and was the club's second best triathlete behind Sheedy Ryan.

ITU Competitions In the nine years from 2002 to 2010 Tsyganok took part in 43 ITU competitions and achieved 12 top ten positions. In April 2011 Tsyganok opened her new season with another top ten position at the European Cup in Antalya.

In 2011, the ITU rankings do not state Tsyganok's nationality any more but give her country as «ITU». The Ukrainian Triathlon Federation still enumerates Tsyganok among the elite members of the National Team, but Tsyganok also took part at the Russian National Championships in Penza (27 May 2011) placing 3rd. Since 2011, the ITU lists Russia as her country.

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.

Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.

Date Competition Place Rank 2002-07-06 European Championships (Junior) Györ 21 2003-06-21 European Championships (Junior) Carlsbad 26 2004-07-03 European Championships (Junior) Lausanne 20 2004-10-27 European Cup (Elite) Alanya 7 2005-07-23 European Championships (Junior) Alexandroupolis 12 2005-10-26 Premium European Cup Alanya 26 2006-06-23 European Championships Autun DNF 2006-07-08 European Championships (U23) Rijeka 29 2006-08-13 BG World Cup Tiszaújváros DNF 2006-09-17 Premium European Cup Kedzierzyn Kozle 16 2006-10-18 Premium European Cup Alanya 10 2007-04-15 BG World Cup Ishigaki 57 2007-05-20 European Cup Limassol DNS 2007-07-21 European Championships (U23) Kuopio 11 2007-08-05 European Cup Egirdir 7 2007-08-30 BG World Championships (U23) Hamburg 12 2007-09-09 Premium European Cup Kedzierzyn Kozle 17 2007-10-24 Premium European Cup Alanya DNF 2008-04-13 European Cup Chania 8 2008-06-05 BG World Championships (U23) Vancouver 16 2008-07-27 Premium European Cup Poznan 11 2008-08-03 European Cup Egirdir 8 2008-09-06 European Championships (U23) Pulpí 25 2008-10-16 Premium European Cup Alanya 18 2009-05-17 Premium European Cup Pontevedra 8 2009-06-20 European Championships (U23) Tarzo Revine 14 2009-06-27 Elite Cup Hy-Vee 35 2009-07-05 Premium Asia Cup Burabay 1 2009-07-12 Asia Cup Kokshetau 1 2009-08-09 World Cup Tiszaújváros 16 2009-08-23 European Cup Carlsbad DNF 2009-08-30 Premium European Cup Kedzierzyn Kozle 8 2009-09-09 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final (U23) Gold Coast 14 2009-10-25 Premium European Cup Alanya 11 2010-04-11 Triathlon Premium Asian Cup Singapore DNF 2010-04-18 European Cup Antalya 5 2010-05-22 European Cup Senec 15 2010-06-05 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Madrid 55 2010-07-17 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg 44 2010-08-08 World Cup Tiszaújváros 33 2010-09-12 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final Budapest 55 2010-10-24 Premium European Cup Alanya 5 2010-11-13 Premium European Cup Eilat 5 2011-04-03 European Cup Antalya 6 2011-06-04 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Madrid DNF 2011-06-26 Premium Asian Cup Burabay 2 2011-07-03 European Cup Penza 7 2011-07-16 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg 50 2011-08-14 World Cup Tiszaújváros 24 2011-08-21 European Cup Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad)

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