Marina Zhirova
Marina Schirowa (Russian Марина Жирова, English transcription Marina Zhirova; born June 6, 1963 in Egoryevsk ) is a former Russian track and field athlete, who was starting for the Soviet Union successfully as a sprinter in the 1980s.
At the European Championships in 1986 in Stuttgart she won in the 4 x 100 meters relay together with Antonija Nastuburko, Natalia and Olga Botschina Solotarjewa the bronze medal. It launched in the 200 -meter run. In the final, in which Heike Drechsler Marita Koch's world record of 21.71 s stopped, Schirowa finished eighth in 23.18 s.
Your most significant success came Schirowa at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. In the 4 x 100 meters relay, she won the bronze medal together with Lyudmila Kondratjewa, Galina Malt training Gina and Natalia Pomoschtschnikowa. It launched in Seoul in the 100 - meter race, but retired from there in the semifinal round.
Marina Schirowa is 1,70 m tall and had a competition weight of 58 kg.