Irina Belova
- Born
- Mar 27, 1968 (58 years old)
- Birthplace
- Angarsk, Russia
- Events
- Heptathlon · Pentathlon Short Track
- Height
- 1.75 m
- Weight
- 62 kg
Irina Nikolaevna Belova (Russian: Ирина Николаевна Белова; née Ilyichova, 27 March 1968 in Angarsk) is a retired heptathlete from Russia. In her early career she represented USSR, with a fourth place at the 1990 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships. Her career highlight came in 1992 as she won an Olympic silver medal.
In February the same year she set the world record in indoor pentathlon with 4991 points. She "won" the pentathlon at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, but failed a drug test and received a four-year suspension and her performance for the competition was nullified and she was forced to return the gold medal (yet she kept the silver medal from the Olympics obtained in the previous year).
Upon returning she won two silver medals at the European and World Indoor Championships respectively. She retired after the 2001 season.
As of Oct 29, 2026: Heptathlon 6845 (#16 all-time), Pentathlon Short Track 4991, 2003 season best 52.62 (Aug 7, 2003, Tula (RUS)) · Olympic Games: 1 silver · World Championships: 1 bronze · National record (Pentathlon Short Track) · 58 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| World Championships | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 400m | 52.62 | – | Aug 7, 2003 | Tula (RUS) |
| 2001 | HJ | 1.76 | – | May 26, 2001 | Götzis (AUT) |
| 2001 | LJ | 6.50 | -2.9 | May 27, 2001 | Götzis Hypomeeting |
| 2001 | 100mH | 13.44 | +1.4 | Jun 16, 2001 | Stadionring, Ratingen (GER) |
| 2001 | SP | 14.12 | – | Aug 4, 2001 | IAAF World Championships, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton |
| 2001 | 200m | 23.57 | -0.1 | May 26, 2001 | Götzis (AUT) |
| 2001 | 200m-short-track Indoor | 25.74 | – | Feb 17, 2001 | Russian Indoor Championships |
| 2001 | JT | 42.52 | – | Jun 17, 2001 | Stadionring, Ratingen (GER) |