Irina Korzhanenko

Irina Nikolayevna Korzhanenko (Russian: Ирина Николаевна Коржаненко; born 16 May 1974 in Azov) is a former Russian shot putter. She gained international recognition when she won a bronze medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In the following years she became European Indoor champion, European champion and World Indoor champion.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolayevna and the family name is Korzhanenko.
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