Irina Kalentieva
Call me Ira
She may only measure 1,56 m in height, but she likes to compensate this in her very own way: Standing on top of the podest, Ira is again overtowering her competitors by one head. Irina „Ira“ Kalentieva is a world-class mountain biker. She has been with the Topeak Ergon Racing Team for several years now and celebrating successess along he way. Take 2009: Silver medalist at the European Championships and World Champion is an impressive balance.
Travelling around with the worldcup circus, like the successful trip to olympia in china, is an emotional enrichment to Ira. That is exactly what makes her special. She is acting naturally and open to everybody she meets. And she giggles a lot. Actually she is giggling all the time, except when she is racing. On the trail, she is fighting for every hundredth of a second. But afterwards, she is wearing her winner smile again. Or better, her winner giggle.
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Portrait
- Nationality:
- Russian
- Nickname:
- Ira
- Date of Birth:
- 10.11.1977
- Place of birth:
- Cheboksary / Russia
- Place of residence:
- Aalen / Germany and Cheboksary / Russia
- Professional Qualifications:
- Sports teacher, currently studying sport
- Height:
- 154cm
- Weight:
- 46kg / 101lbs / 7 stone 3lbs
- Hobbies:
- Fishing, shopping, saunas, running and skating
- Homepage:
- http://www.irina-kalentieva.com
- eMail:
- ira@irina-kalentieva.com
- Hobbies:
- Fishing, shopping, saunas, running and skating
- Lucky Item:
- My Scorpio necklace
- Motto:
- Think positive
- What do you really like:
- Muddy races, riding quad bikes and saunas
- What do you dislike:
- Racing in hot weather
- Club:
- SG Rheinfelden
- Palmares:
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2009
World Champion XC, Canberra, Australia 2009 Silver Medalist European Championships 2009 2. Place Weltcup Pietermaritzburg - RSA 2. Place Weltcup Mont-Saint-Anne - CAN 2. Place Weltcup Bromont - CAN2008
1. Place World Cup Offenburg 2008 (GER)
2. Place World Cup Canberra 2008 (AUS)
Russian National Champion (XC) 2008
European Championship Silver Medalist 2008 (GER)
World Championship Bronze Medalist 2008 (ITA)
Olympic Bronze Medalist 2008
2007
World Champion XC, Fort William, Scotland 2007
Silver Medalist European Championships, Turkey 2007
1. Place World Cup, St. Felicien, Canada 2007
1. Place World Cup, Mont Sainte-Anne, Canada 2007
1. Place World Cup, Offenburg, Germany 2007
bis 2007
Silver Medalist World Championships XC 2006 and Marathon 2004
1. Place World Cup, Schladming, Germany 2004
Silver Medalist, European Championships 2003
3. Place World Championships CC Lugano, Italy, 2003 and European Champion CC St. Wendel, Germany, 2002
6 times Russian National Champion
4 times German National Series Champion
Career highlights:
| World Champion XC, Canberra, Australia 2009 |
| European Championship Silver Medalist 2009 |
| European Championship Silver Medalist 2008 (GER) |
| World Championship Bronze Medalist 2008 (ITA) |
| Olympic Bronze Medalist 2008 |
| Russian National Champion (XC) 2008 |
| World Champion XC, Fort William, Scotland 2007 |
| Silver Medalist European Championships, Turkey 2007 |
| 7 times Russian National Champion | 4 times German National Series Champion |
