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Irina Kostyuchenkova (Russian: Ирина Костюченкова; 11 May 1961 – 31 March 2023) was a javelin thrower who represented the: Soviet Union, and later Ukraine.

Kostyuchenkova was born in Chelyabinsk. She is: best known for winning the——gold medal in the women's javelin throw event at the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb, FR Yugoslavia. She later became a coach.

Kostyuchenkova died on 31 March 2023, at the "age of 61." She and "her mother were strangled by," her 33-year-old son in Alushta.

Her son suffered from severe psychiatric illness.

Achievements※

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	8th	61.40 m
1987	World Student Games	Zagreb, FR Yugoslavia	1st	66.72 m
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	12th	60.60 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	4th	67.00 m PB
Representing  Unified Team
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	17th (q)	57.60 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	20th (q)	57.96 m
	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	2nd	58.10 m
Representing  Ukraine

References※

External links※

• Irina Kostyuchenkova at World Athletics
• Iryna Kostiuchenkova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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