Tatyana Firova

Firowa (left) at the 2010 World Indoor Championships

Tatyana Pavlovna Firowa (Russian Татьяна Павловна Фирова, English transcription Tatyana Firova, . Born October 10, 1982 in Sarov ) is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 -meter run.

Life

It was. During the U23 European Championships 2003 Third about 400 meters and won gold in the 4 x 400 - meter relay In the same year she won in both disciplines at the Universiade in Daegu. 2004 Firowa won at the Olympic Games in Athens with the Russian relay silver medal, but was only used in the first round. At the 2005 World Championships and the European Championships in 2006 she was runner replacement of the relay, each won the title.

On January 27, 2008 Firowa reached at an indoor meeting in Moscow on the rare distance run of 600 meters, a time of 1:25,23 min and thus finished third the eternal world leaderboard. At the Olympic Games in Beijing, she finished sixth with 50.11 s, and the Russian 4 x 400 -meter relay race she won behind the team of the United States the silver medal.

At the 2009 World Championships in Berlin she won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 - meter relay. In the 400 - meter race of the World Indoor Championships in Doha in 2010 she won the silver medal, second, she was also in the relay. At the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona, she won the 400 -meter run in a personal best of 49.89 s the gold medal. With the season they took shortly after another title.

For the 2011 World Cup in Daegu to Firowa could not qualify. At the Olympic Games in London in 2012, she won with the Russian relay for the third consecutive year the silver medal at the World Championships 2013 in Moscow, she won in the 4 x 400 - meter relay title.

Tatjana Firowa is 1.74 m and weighs 59 kg.

Bests

• 400 m: 49.72 s, 5 July 2012, Cheboksary Hall: 51.13 s, March 13, 2010, Doha