Irina Kalimbet

Irina Kalimbet

Personal information
Born	(1968-02-29) 29 February 1968 (age 56) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Years active	Irina Volodymyrivna Kalimbet
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Spouse	Vasily Tikhonov
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Women's rowing Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Quad sculls World Rowing Championships 1989 Bled Quad sculls (W4x) 1987 Copenhagen Quad sculls (W4x)

Irina Volodymyrivna Kalimbet (Ukrainian: Ірина Володимирівна Калимбет, later Irina Tikhanova, born 29 February 1968) is a Ukrainian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3] Her husband, Vasily Tikhonov, also competed at the 1988 Olympics in rowing.[4][5] Their twin daughters Anastasia and Elizaveta are both international rowers.[5][6][7]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iryna Kalymbet". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
2. "Irina Tikhanova". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
3. "Irina Kalimbet". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vasily Tikhonov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
5. Kosachuk, Valentina (29 July 2010). "Зеркальное воображение" [Mirror Imagination]. bmsi.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
6. "Anastasia Tikhanova". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
7. "Elizaveta Tikhanova". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2018.