Irina Slyusar

Irina Slyusar (Ukrainian: Ірина Слюсар; born 19 March 1963) is a Ukrainian former track and field sprinter. She represented the Soviet Union at the World Championships in Athletics in 1987 and 1991 – she was a relay bronze medallist on her debut, but was disqualified for doping on her second appearance. She was twice Soviet national champion in the 100 metres.

Irina Slyusar
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Championships
1987 Rome4×100 m relay
European Championships
1986 Stuttgart4×100 m relay
Summer Universiade
1985 Kobe 100 m
1985 Kobe 4 x 100 m relay
1987 Zagreb 4 x 100 m relay
1987 Zagreb 100 m
1985 Kobe 200 m
Goodwill Games
1986 Moscow 4×100 m relay
Representing  Ukraine
1994 Saint Petersburg 4 x 100 metres

Slyusar was the Universiade 100 m champion in 1985 and won four further sprint medals at the competition in the following two years. She competed at the European Athletics Championships for the Soviet Union in 1986 (running the heats for their bronze medal-winning team) and also for Ukraine at the 1994 edition (helping the new nation to fourth in the relay with her twin sister Antonina Slyusar).

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