Ryta Turawa
Marharyta Mikalajeuna "Ryta" Turawa ( Belarusian Маргарыта Мікалаеўна "Рыта" Турава ; English transcription Ryta Turava ; born December 20, 1980 in Vitebsk ) is a Belarusian walker .
The sixth at the 1998 Junior World Championships in 5000-meter walking had her breakthrough at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens , where she was fourth in the 20-km walk , 14 seconds away from bronze .
At the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki she won the silver medal over the same distance and the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg .
Ryta Turawa is 1.72 m tall and weighs 68 kg.
Personal best
- 5000 m walking: 21: 32.14 min, June 12, 1998, Mannheim
- 10,000 m walking: 46: 01.2 min, July 2, 1999, Minsk
- 10 km walking: 42:27 min, September 17, 2005, Krakow
- 20 km walking: 1:26:11 h, April 15, 2006, Nyasvish
Web links
- Ryta Turava in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Rita Turova in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Turawa, Ryta |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Турава, Рыта; Турава, Маргарыта Мікалаеўна (Belarusian); Turava, Ryta; Turawa, Marharyta Mikalajeuna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belarusian walker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th December 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vitebsk , Soviet Union |