Irina Privalova
![Privalova in 2020](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Irina_Privalova%2C_January_2020-1.jpg)
In 2000, she switched to the 400 m hurdles discipline winning the gold medal in 53.02 s (see 400 m Hurdles) and a bronze in the 4 x 400 m relay team for Russia.
Irina Privalova is currently the world indoor record holder in the 50 m (5.96 s) and 60 m (6.92 s) sprints (See World Indoor Records). She has also been the world indoor champion at the 60 m (7.02 s in 1991), 200 m (22.15 s in 1993), and 400 m (50.23 s in 1995) events – the first athlete to win titles, indoors or outdoors, at three different distances.
Privalova achieved her best time (10.77 s) in the 100 m in 1994 – the fastest time for nine years.
In 2008, aged 39, she reached the semi-finals of the 100 m at Russian championships in attempting to qualify for her fourth Olympics. She had tried moving to the 800 m to qualify for the 2004 Olympics.
In 2020, Privalova stood for the presidency of the Russian Athletics Federation. She failed to win but became vice-president. She later was called to stand-in as acting president when the elected president moved to a government agency (See Russian Athletic Federation Presidency). Provided by Wikipedia
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