
Irina Meleshina
- Born
- May 25, 1982 (44 years old)
- Birthplace
- Ryazan, Russia
- Events
- Long Jump
- Height
- 1.70 m
- Weight
- 58 kg
- Club
- CSKA Moscow
Irina Aleksandrovna Meleshina-Simagina (Russian: Ирина Александровна Симагина), née Simagina, (25 May 1982, in Ryazan) is a Russian long jumper. Simagina won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
She was then more or less away from the international scene the next two seasons. She did not start at the 2005 World Championships, despite having entered the competition, and gave birth to a daughter in the summer of 2006.
She returned to competition in early 2007. Her personal best jump is 7.27 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Tula.
Personal best · Long Jump7.27
2012 season best6.21Jan 29, 2012
Medals1Olympic Games: 1 silver
As of Nov 2, 2026: Long Jump 7.27 (#13 all-time), 2012 season best 6.21 (Jan 29, 2012) · Olympic Games: 1 silver · 44 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | LJ Indoor | 6.21 | – | Jan 29, 2012 | Krasnodar (RUS) (i) |
| 2012 | LJ | 6.21 | – | Jan 29, 2012 | – |
| 2011 | LJ Indoor | 6.72 | – | Jan 29, 2011 | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2011 | LJ | 6.72 | – | Jan 29, 2011 | – |
| 2010 | LJ Indoor | 6.62 | – | Jan 23, 2010 | Volgograd (RUS) (i) |
| 2010 | LJ | 6.62 | – | Jan 23, 2010 | – |
| 2009 | LJ | 6.91 | +1.2 | Sep 6, 2009 | Rieti (ITA) |
| 2008 | LJ Indoor | 6.96 | – | Feb 21, 2008 | Stockholm (SWE) (i) |