(1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 32) Vologda, Russia
Residence
Reykjavík, Iceland
Height
5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Discipline
Women's artistic gymnastics
Level
Senior International Elite
Years on national team
2005–12 (RUS) 2014–Present (ISL)
Club
Fimleikadeild Armanns
Head coach(es)
Hildur Ketilsdottir, Vladimir Antonov
Former coach(es)
Svetlana Kolomenskaya, Yuri Kolomensky
Medal record
Women's gymnastics
Representing Russia
Summer Universiade
2011 Shenzhen
Team
Representing Iceland
Northern European Championships
2014 Greve
Uneven Bars
2015 Limerick
Uneven Bars
2017 Tórshavn
Team
2017 Tórshavn
All-Around
2019 Kópavogur
Uneven Bars
2019 Kópavogur
Floor Exercise
2015 Limerick
Team
2015 Limerick
Floor Exercise
2019 Kópavogur
Vault
Irina Sazonova (born 2 September 1991) is a Russian-born Icelandic female artistic gymnast, currently representing Iceland at international competitions. Prior to her move to Iceland, she represented Russia at the 2011 Summer Universiade. She represented Iceland at the 2015 Northern European and World Championships and became the first female Icelandic gymnast at the Olympics, competing in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. She currently resides in Reykjavik and trains at Fimleikadeild Armanns.[1]
As a Russian athlete, she competed at the 2009 Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2010 Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships and 2011 Summer Universiade. Representing Iceland, she competed at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.[2] She became the first Icelandic female to book an Olympic spot in the apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[3]
^Crumlish, John. "Russian-Born Sazonova Realizes Olympic Dream In Iceland". intlgymnast.com. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^"2015 World Gymnastics Championships athletes - Irina Sazonova". longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^"Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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