Alina Petrovna Ivanova (; born 16 March 1969) is a retired Russian long-distance athlete who competed in race walking and road running. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's 10 km walk at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. She represented the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
She changed to the marathon run later in her career and was a two-time winner at both the Prague International Marathon (2000 & 2006) and the Dublin Marathon (2006 & 2007).
International competitions Representing the 1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada —5000 m walkDQ1991World Championships Tokyo, Japan 1st10 km walk42.57Representing 1995Pittsburgh MarathonPittsburgh, United States 1stMarathon2:35:301997World Championships Athens, Greece—MarathonDNF1998Hong Kong Marathon Hong Kong, China 1stMarathon2:39:262000Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 1stMarathon2:27:42Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany8thMarathon2:31:262001London Marathon London, United Kingdom7thMarathon2:25:342002European Championships Munich, Germany —MarathonDNF2006Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 1stMarathon2:29:20
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