| Birth Date: | 1987 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Petropavl, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height: | 173 cm |
| Weight: | 60 kg |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Triple jump |
Irina Ektova (Ирина Эктова, born 8 January 1987, in Petropavlovsk), née Litvinenko (Литвиненко), is a Kazakhstani triple jumper. She is married to Yevgeniy Ektov.[1]
She competed at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.
Her personal best jump is 14.48 metres, achieved in June 2011 in Almaty.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 14th (q) | Triple jump | 12.94 m (-0.2 m/s) | |
| 2007 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.80 m (w) | |
| Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 13th | Triple jump | 13.22 m | ||
| Asian Indoor Games | Macau | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 13.56 m | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 32nd (q) | Triple jump | 12.92 m | |
| 2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 4th | Triple jump | 13.85 m | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 23rd (q) | Triple jump | 13.82 m | ||
| Asian Indoor Games | Hanoi, Vietnam | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 13.87 m | |
| Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.99 m | ||
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 6th | Triple jump | 13.88 m | |
| Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 13th (q) | Triple jump | 13.22 m | ||
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 17th (q) | Triple jump | 14.01 m | ||
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 16th (q) | Triple jump | 13.70 m | |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 31st (q) | Triple jump | 13.39 m | ||
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 4th | Triple jump | 14.13 m | |
| Asian Championships | Pune, India | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.75 m | ||
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 18th (q) | Triple jump | 13.37 m | ||
| 2014 | Asian Indoor Championships | Hangzhou, China | 6th | Triple jump | 13.09 m | |
| Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.77 m | ||
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 5th | Triple jump | 13.27 m | |
| Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 6th | Triple jump | 13.45 m | ||
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 17th (q) | Triple jump | 13.61 m | ||
| 2016 | Asian Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.48 m | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 33rd (q) | Triple jump | 13.33 m | ||
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 13.62 m |
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | – | Long jump | NM | ||
| 2018 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 4th | Long jump | 5.95 m | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 13.79 m | |||
| Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 6th | Triple jump | 13.58 m | ||
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | Triple jump | 13.40 m | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 31st (q) | Triple jump | 12.90 m | |