Irina Turova

For the Russian chess player, see Irina Turova (chess player).

Irina Turova

Personal information
Born	(1935-05-14)14 May 1935 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died	8 February 2012(2012-02-08) (aged 76) Moscow, Russia
Sport
Country	Soviet Union
Sport	Track and field
Events	Sprint, long jump
Club	Dynamo Moscow
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m – 11.6 (1954) 200 m – 24.2 (1956) LJ – 6.00 m (1956)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the Soviet Union European Championships 1954 Bern 100 m 1954 Bern 4×100 m 1954 Bern 200 m

Irina Robertovna Turova (later Bochkaryova and Mordovtseva, Russian: Ирина Робертовна Турова-Бочкарёва; 14 May 1935 – 8 February 2012) was a Soviet sprinter. She placed fourth in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and won two gold and one silver medal at the 1954 European Athletics Championships.

Turova was coached by her parents, who competed nationally in various track events, including sprint. Her son Pyotr Bochkaryov became an Olympic pole vaulter.