Inga Grigoryevna Artamonova (Russian: И́нга Григо́рьевна Артамо́нова; 29 August 1936 – 4 January 1966[1]) was a Sovietspeed skater, the first four-time Allround World Champion in women's speed skating history.[1] After her marriage in 1959 to fellow speed skater Gennady Voronin (Russian: Геннадий Воронин), she was also known as Inga Voronina (Russian: Инга Воронина).
At the age of twelve, Inga Artamonova began rowing, becoming Master of Sports of the USSR and winning in the USSR Junior Championships. Later, she began speed skating.[1] Skating for Dynamo in Moscow, Artamonova won the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in 1957, 1958, and 1962, and was second in 1963 and 1964 before capturing her fourth World Championships title in 1965. She also was five times Soviet Allround Champion and 26 times Soviet Champion in individual distances. Over the course of her career, Artamonova set of a number of world records, including four in two days in 1962 when she set new marks on the 500 m, 1,500 m, and 3,000 m, which also resulted in a new world record on the mini combination (500 m – 1,000 m – 1,500 m – 3,000 m; the distances then in use at the World Allround Championships for women). She was also eight times winner of the prestigious Kirov Prize, winning all editions between 1958 and 1965.
Her husband Gennady Voronin, who could not deal with all Artamonova's successes, had by this time become an alcoholic and seen his own speed skating career vanish. Murdered by Gennady at the age of 29, Artamonova was interred in the Vagankovskoye Cemetery in Moscow. She is the author of the book "I Am Learning to Go on the Ground" (Russian: «Я учусь ходить по земле»), which was published after her death, in 1967.[1]
An article about Inga by her brother Vladimir Artamonov 2009-01-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
The book about Inga Artamonova (in Russian)
January 01, 1970
inga, artamonova, this, name, that, follows, eastern, slavic, naming, customs, patronymic, grigoryevna, family, name, artamonova, inga, grigoryevna, artamonova, russian, нга, Григо, рьевна, Артамо, нова, august, 1936, january, 1966, soviet, speed, skater, firs. In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs the patronymic is Grigoryevna and the family name is Artamonova Inga Grigoryevna Artamonova Russian I nga Grigo revna Artamo nova 29 August 1936 4 January 1966 1 was a Soviet speed skater the first four time Allround World Champion in women s speed skating history 1 After her marriage in 1959 to fellow speed skater Gennady Voronin Russian Gennadij Voronin she was also known as Inga Voronina Russian Inga Voronina Inga ArtamonovaPersonal informationBirth nameInga Grigoryevna ArtamonovaBorn 1936 08 29 29 August 1936Moscow Soviet UnionDied4 January 1966 1966 01 04 aged 29 Moscow Soviet UnionHeight1 77 m 5 ft 9 1 2 in SportCountrySoviet UnionSportSpeed skatingMedal record Representing Soviet Union Women s speed skating World Championships 1957 Imatra Allround 1958 Kristinehamn Allround 1962 Imatra Allround 1965 Oulu Allround 1963 Karuizawa Allround 1964 Kristinehamn Allround At the age of twelve Inga Artamonova began rowing becoming Master of Sports of the USSR and winning in the USSR Junior Championships Later she began speed skating 1 Skating for Dynamo in Moscow Artamonova won the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in 1957 1958 and 1962 and was second in 1963 and 1964 before capturing her fourth World Championships title in 1965 She also was five times Soviet Allround Champion and 26 times Soviet Champion in individual distances Over the course of her career Artamonova set of a number of world records including four in two days in 1962 when she set new marks on the 500 m 1 500 m and 3 000 m which also resulted in a new world record on the mini combination 500 m 1 000 m 1 500 m 3 000 m the distances then in use at the World Allround Championships for women She was also eight times winner of the prestigious Kirov Prize winning all editions between 1958 and 1965 Her husband Gennady Voronin who could not deal with all Artamonova s successes had by this time become an alcoholic and seen his own speed skating career vanish Murdered by Gennady at the age of 29 Artamonova was interred in the Vagankovskoye Cemetery in Moscow She is the author of the book I Am Learning to Go on the Ground Russian Ya uchus hodit po zemle which was published after her death in 1967 1 Contents 1 Medals 2 World records 3 References 4 External linksMedals editAn overview of medals won by Artamonova at important championships she participated in listing the years in which she won each Championships Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal World Allround 1957 1958 1962 1965 1963 1964 Soviet Allround 1956 1958 1962 1963 1964 1957 1959 1961 1965 World records editOver the course of her career Artamonova skated 5 world records Distance Result Date Location Mini combination 206 016 6 February 1956 Sverdlovsk 500 m 44 9 27 January 1962 Medeo 1 500 m 2 19 0 27 January 1962 Medeo 3 000 m 5 06 0 28 January 1962 Medeo Mini combination 189 033 28 January 1962 MedeoReferences edit a b c d Great Russian Encyclopedia 2005 Moscow Bol shaya Rossiyskaya enciklopediya Publisher vol 2External links editInga Artamonova at SkateResults com An article about Inga by her brother Vladimir Artamonov Archived 2009 01 23 at the Wayback Machine in Russian The book about Inga Artamonova in Russian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inga Artamonova amp oldid 1155297701, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
