Svetlana Zhurova

Svetlana Sergeyevna Zhurova (Russian: Светла́на Серге́евна Жу́рова; born 7 January 1972) is a speed skater from Russia and a deputy at the State Duma of the Russian Federation.[1]

Svetlana Zhurova
Personal information
Born (1972-01-07) 7 January 1972
Pavlov-on-the-Neva, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Olympic Games
2006 Turin 500 m
World Championships
2006 HeerenveenSprint
1996 Hamar500 m
1998 Calgary500 m
1999 Heerenveen500 m
2000 Nagano500 m
2001 Salt Lake City500 m

Career

Zhurova has been competing internationally since 1989,[2] took part in four Olympics, but did not win her first Olympic medal until her fourth Olympics, winning Olympic gold in Turin in 2006, two years after mothering a child. She also became Sprint World Champion in 2006. After her sporting career she became a politician and became Vice Speaker of the fifth State Duma.

Canadian sanctions

On December 19, 2014, Zhurova was placed on the Canadian sanctions list for the Ukrainian crisis.[3]

References
  1. Elena Semenova (2012). "Continuities in the Formation of Russian Political Elites". Historical Social Research. 37 (2): 74. doi:10.12759/hsr.37.2012.2.71-90.
  2. "Skateresults.com".
  3. "Sanctions List SOR/2014-316". gazette.gc.ca. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2018-03-07.


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