Iryna Dvoskina (born 22 December 1958) is a Ukraine-born Australian athletics coach who works with Paralympic athletes.
Biography Being an only child, she came to Australia in 2003 to be closer to her mother Fira (born 20 September 1934), who had moved to Australia in 1996. Her mother has carried on her successful coaching career in New South Wales.
She undertook a four-year coaching degree at university in Ukraine. She was the athletics coach with the Ukrainian Paralympic team from 1995 to 2002. In 2003, she was appointed sprints and jumps coach for Australian Institute of Sport Paralympic track and field athletes. She has been an athletics coach with the Australian team from 2004 Athens Paralympics to the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
Coaching Medals at Major Championships
AthleteDisability ClassParalympic Games MedalsWorld Championships MedalsCommonwealth Games MedalsHeath Francis Arm amputee T46 2004 - 3 Silver, 2 Bronze 2008 - 3 Gold, 1 Bronze2006 - 3 Gold2006 - 1 Gold Lisa McIntoshCerebral palsy T372004 - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze - -Amy WintersArm amputee T46 2004 - 2 Gold - -Katrina Webb Cerebral palsy T38- - 2006- 1 GoldAaron ChatmanArm amputee T46 2008 - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze 2006- 1 Silver -Christine WolfLeg amputee T422008 - 1 Gold - -Evan O'HanlonCerebral palsy T382008 - 3 Gold 2012 - 2 Gold 2016 - 1 Silver 2020 - 1 Bronze 2006 - 2 Gold, 1 Bronze 2011 - 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze 2013 - 3 Gold 2017 - 1 Gold 2018 - 1 GoldBrad ScottCerebral palsy T372008 - 1 Silver 2012 - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze2011 - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze 2013 - 1 Silver -Scott Reardon Leg amputee T42/T63 2012 - 1 Silver 2016 - 1 Gold 2013 - 1 Gold, 1 Silver 2015 - 1 Gold 2017 - 1 Gold -Chad PerrisVision impaired T132016 - 1 Bronze 2015 - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze 2017 - 1 Bronze 2019 - 1 SilverVanessa LowDouble leg amputee T61 2020 - 1 Gold 2019 - 1 Gold -James TurnerCerebral palsy T36 2020 - 1 Gold, 1 Silver; 2024 - 2 Gold 2019 - 2 Gold -
She is regarded as a strict coach due to her intensive training six days a week, careful diets and her attention to detail. She has stated:"[My mother] is the biggest inspiration in my life ... maybe there is some genetics. I love my job and I am doing it with love. I love my guys." Her husband Yuriy Vdovychenko was Paralympic Swimming Coach at the National Training Centre (NTC) in Canberra from 2013 to 2020.
Recognition 2008 - Australian Paralympic Committee Coach of the Year. 2016 - Australian Paralympic Committee Coach of the Year. 2022 - Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia for service to Paralympic athletics
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