Irina Avvakumova

Irina Avvakumova
Avvakumova in Hinterzarten in 2013.
Country Russia
Full nameIrina Andreyevna Taktayeva
Born (1991-09-14) 14 September 1991 (age 33)
Mysa, Gatchinsky District, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, USSR (now Russia)
Ski clubMoscow RGSH Stolitsa
Dinamo
World Cup career
Seasons20122022
Starts145
Podiums12
Wins1
Medal record
Women's ski jumping
Representing  ROC
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Mixed team
Updated on 13 March 2022.

Irina Andreyevna Avvakumova née Taktayeva (Russian: Ирина Андреевна Аввакумова (Тактаева); born 14 September 1991) is a former Russian ski jumper. She is a multiple-time Russian national ski jumping champion and the Continental Cup winner in the 2012/13 season. At the 2013 Winter Universiade in Predazzo, Avvakumova won a gold medal in the team competition and bronze in the individual competition.[1] She represented Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing in the 16th position. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she finished fourth, the best placement of any ski jumper from independent Russia.