Irina Kalentieva

Irina Nikolayevna Kalentieva (Russian: Ирина Николаевна Калентьева) (born 10 November 1977 in Batyrevsky District, Chuvashia) is a retired professional cross-country mountain bike racer from Russia. She won the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships in 2007 and 2009.

Irina Kalentieva
Kalentieva in 2018
Personal information
Full nameIrina Nikolayevna Kalentieva
Born (1977-11-10) 10 November 1977
Batyrevsky District, Chuvashia, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Team information
DisciplineCyclo-cross & MTB
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Women's Mountain bike racing
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingCross-country
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Fort William Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2009 Canberra Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2006 Rotorua Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mont-Sainte-Anne Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2014 Lillehammer Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2015 Vallnord Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Lugano Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Val di Sole Cross-country
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Nikolayevna and the family name is Kalentieva.
Kalentieva racing in the 2012 Summer Olympics

She also won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and finished fourth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and 13th at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]

References
  1. "Irina Kalentieva at Sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.


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