Irina Soldatova Explained

Irina Soldatova (Cyrillic:Ирина Солдатова; 1965 in Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, USSR  - 2002) was a female Russian archer. She was a Soviet Union national champion, and the 1985 World Champion.^[1] In later life she became an archery coach, and following her early death both the sports school she attended and an annual national championship are named in her honour.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/Results/Before2006/Outdoor/1985_Outdoor.pdf 1985 World Archery Championships results
2. http://chuvathletics.narod.ru/content/data/sportsmens/soldatova.htm Chuvathletics - stars of the sports world Irina Soldatova
3. http://gov.cap.ru/SiteMap.aspx?gov_id=20&id=606468 All-Russian tournament in archery memory of Honored Master of Sports of the USSR Irina Soldatova: Memories of Irina Soldatova