Kalinina, Irina (1959–)

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Kalinina, Irina (1959–)

Soviet diver. Born Feb 1959, in Penza, USSR.

At World championships, won a bronze in platform (1973), gold in springboard and silver in platform (1975) and gold in springboard and platform (1978); at Moscow Olympics, won a gold medal in springboard (1980). Named World Springboard and World Platform Diver of the Year (1978) and World Springboard Diver of the Year (1980); inducted into ISHOF (1990).