About Irina Baskakova
Born 1956. Irina Baskakova is a Russian athletics competitor.
Irina Baskakova (born August 25, 1956) is a retired track and field sprinter from the Soviet Union, known for winning the bronze medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay at the 1982 European Championships. She did so alongside Irina Olkhovnikova, Olga Mineyeva and Yelena Didilenko, clocking a total time of 3:22.79.
A year later Baskakova repeated that feat at the inaugural World Championships, this time with Marina Ivanova-Kharlamova, Yelena Korban, and Mariya Kulchunova-Pinigina.
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Who is Irina Baskakova?
Soviet sprinter
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Irina Baskakova was born on 25 August 1956 in Saint Petersburg.
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Irina Baskakova is an athletics competitor.
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Irina Baskakova is Russian.
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