Svetlana Zhurova
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 Svetlana Zhurova |
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Competitor for  Russia |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2006 Turin | 500 m |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2006 Heerenveen | Sprint |
| Gold | 1996 Hamar | 500 m |
| Silver | 1998 Calgary | 500 m |
| Silver | 1999 Heerenveen | 500 m |
| Silver | 2000 Nagano | 500 m |
| Bronze | 2001 Salt Lake City | 500 m |
Svetlana Sergeyevna Zhurova (Russian: Светла́на Серге́евна Жу́рова; born January 7, 1972 in Pavlov-on-the-Neva) is a speed skater from Russia.
Zhurova has been competing internationally since 1989,[1] took part in four Olympics, but did not win her first Olympic medal until her fourth Olympics, winning Olympic gold in Turin in 2006, two years after mothering a child. She also became Sprint World Champion in 2006. After her sporting career she became a politician and became Vice Speaker of the fifth State Duma.
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