Arina Shulgina (Russian Арина Владимировна Шульгина, patronymic: Vladimirovna), born 25 June 1991, is a Russian professional triathlete. She is the winner of the sprint triathlon at the 2010 Russian Championships 2010 in Penza,[1] and a reserve member of the Russian National Team.[2]
Athletic career
At the Russian Championships 2010, Shulgina won the gold medals in the Junior/U23 category (юниорки) on the sprint distances. In 2010, Shulgina was number 3 in the Russian U23 (Юниорки) ranking,[3] and number 5 in the U23 Russian Cup ranking.[4]
In March 2011 Shulgina placed 7th at the Russian Elite Aquathlon Championships,[5] in April 2011 she was awarded the title Master of Sport (Мастер спорта России).[6]
Shulgina attends the Sports Elite School КОР No. 1 in Moscow. In France, Shulgina represents Issy Triathlon, in the 2011 D1 Duathlon Club Championship Series.[7]
ITU results
From 2007 to 2010, Shulgina took part in 8 ITU competitions, from 2009 on she has also taken part in elite events.[8] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.
Date
Competition
Place
Rank
2007-10-24
European Cup (Junior)
Alanya
12
2008-10-26
European Cup (Junior)
Alanya
2
2009-09-09
World Championship Series, Grand Final: Junior World Championships
Gold Coast
25
2009-10-25
Premium European Cup
Alanya
27
2010-07-03
European Championships (Junior)
Athlone
24
2010-08-08
World Cup
Tiszaújváros
54
2010-09-08
World Championship Series, Grand Final: Junior World Championships
Budapest
49
2010-10-24
Premium European Cup
Alanya
23
2011-04-09
European Cup
Quarteira
29
2011-07-03
European Cup
Penza
12
2011-08-14
World Cup
Tiszaújváros
51
DNF = Did not finish
DNS = Did not start
Gallery
Arina Shulgina at the World Cup triathlon in Tiszaújváros, 2011
Arina Shulgina at the World Cup triathlon in Tiszaújváros, 2011