Olympic 400 m hurdles (Sydney 2000)

[@zakales]

Proud of this pure talent and tenacity of Privalova's. 50, 60, 100, 200, 400h, all her results are still viable even now. No doping questions, as her career longevity proved. And clearly the best white female sprinter in history. Bravo and thanks.

[@anthonythorne8963]

+zakales I will agree with that; "Priva" was fast she was very very explosive out of the blocks. 'Clearly the best white female sprinter in history'. I am inclined to agree. Lookout however for Double Dutch...Dutch Dafne LOL. That woman will give our black female sprinters real pressure. Like that woman drinking milk from a different cow. LOL.

[@fahrudincatovic8133]

you should read this,before post your hate comment .how can intersex have 3 children ? www.thenational.ae/sport/mother-of-three-goes-for-fourth-1.231602

[@araarutyan2855]

Lmao you are an idiot who envy full - she is a lot prettier than you, has family, kids, money and fame. You have just hate and ugly body - you are no one and no one will remember you when you'll rot in grave lol

[@nuwandalton]

I loved Privalova, but even though she was loaded, Koch was the best sprinter ever. Blue, black, green, white or red, there's only one Marita.

[@stevennicholas4160]

Longevity has nothing to do with doping.

[@ranhill]

One of the most underrated sprinters. All her bests are below the benchmarks: 100 under :11, 200 under :22, 400 under :50...and also ran a :13.56 in the 110 high hurdles.

[@ranhill62]

​@C.L.W. Yes, ppl like you and I know. But when all time greats are mentioned, her name rarely comes up.

[@ranhill]

I've been a a fan of Irina for a long time. NOBODY could start as fast as her. But her problem was she would always get run down in the last 30 meters by the likes of Aaron, Torrence, Devers, and Ottey. Always felt she was more suited to the 400, so when she switched to the 400 hurdles I was very happy for her to win the gold after coming up short so many times.

[@ernestoriveroll9842]

Great comment!

[@mylakmal2008]

I still remember i was so happy to see her victory even though she was not represent my country.

[@MirjanaLfan]

She was always part of thrilling sprint races with Ottey, Devers and Torrence usually came up just short. I was an Ottey fan but was delighted to see Irina have her big moment in this event.

[@sandyacombs]

Privalova is amazing she can really do it all!

[@beachdirector81]

Уникальная спортсменка Привалова

[@ВасяПупкин-ч4ц5м]

Легенда Ириночка Привалова Какая красота,какая грация и изящьность

[@paulouk83]

I was so happy for Irina! But I wanted more I really think she would/could have broken the world record!

[@orvincastanares1439]

Her running style suits her for hurdles and the longer distance. Her legs go up high on each stride hitting a 90 degree angle. Fastest white female sprinter ever. Glad she finally got her due a gold medal!

[@marinjelcic2691]

true legend

[@ski-retro]

Privalova switched to hurdling after constant injury problems and was racing again thanks to surgeons who gave her new Achilles tendon which was grafted on to her leg from a dead Russian soldier

[@PePinmySteP]

Wow! Never knew that. Thanks for sharing ;)

[@uhegbu]

Alexx87 Natasha Danvers who was 8th in Sydney reached the final eight years later in Beijing and took bronze just ahead of future world champion Zuzana Hejnova.

[@pacopaco6]

Privalova, one of the best sprinter 👏👏👏

[@jel2106]

By far the greatest all-round athlete Russia ever produced.

[@APBCTechnique]

They should make a movie about her life missing the 88 Olympic because being pregnant and not winning outdoor Olympic or world titles despite being super quick then switching to 400m hurdles and winning the Gold in Sydney 2000 🥇

[@olaraay]

very happy she won she was always the bridesmaid

[@АлександрРева-о6ж]

Браво Ирина!

[@ricardobrown6312]

I predicted the win, as a Jamaica I was mocked but, I said she ran 10. 7 for 100, 21.7 for 200, 49 for 400 flat it would be hard for anyone to beat her

[@43vert]

just amazing.this woman could blow away anyone out of the blocks, 50m,60m record holder, and she switches to 400m hurdles and blows them away

[@АлександрЛукьянов-щ1г]

Она сделала это-стала чемпионкой!!!

[@verotesterino1944]

Both 400m and 400m/H are for deserved Kami-kaze only. Most difficult athletics distance.

[@SuperSly32]

Privalova, one of my all time favourite athletes. I’m a huge fan and maybe she was clean in this race but I’d surprised if she had been clean back in her short sprint days. Most (likely all) of the top sprinters (white, black and everything in between) were using, maybe still.

[@timothykang1070]

Looks like Irina could've beaten 52.9 if she didn't let up at the very end. Great race. Deserved that gold. Feel bad for the other top women who probably had no idea irina was going to upset them all.

[@douglasraddi4872]

Privavola, like Koch... can do it all. They are the greatest track athletes of all time

[@chrismooney9275]

She would have destroyed the world record if she switched events at 25 and not 31

[@jamesnazon8714]

I love Privalova, she is beautiful and the second greatest track star behind Marita Koch

[@swampfox946]

The present record (2021) in this event is 52.16. She was less than a second slower than this in her fifth start. Had she pursued this event earlier and longer she might have gone low 51 seconds.

[@zoranradonjic3662]

Irina Privalova, besst firever !!

[@Ineddiblehulk]

Surely the greatest range of any sprinter ever

[@Edruezzi]

Privalova's great. He is a great athlete.

[@garrygalloway2531]

I do not want to start slinging mud because I like what I've seen publically about Privalova. She had always been a brilliant starter who would fade at about the 70m Mark over a 100m race. Now she's running World Class times over 400m and 400 metre hurdles. I know previously that she was a speed skater but if she has the endurance over 400m why could she never finish her 100m sprints? Being the World record holder over 60m, it's not as though she lacks cadence

[@paulouk83]

In 1993 privalova ran a 49.8 she was often in the 4x400 team and world indoor 400 champion in 1995 so can't really take this point

[@richmac8438]

yep, Irina would have owned the WR in this event had she concentrated on it 5 yrs earlier. It also would have been interesting if Marita Koch had done the 400 hurdles also. 47.60 in a flat 400m race... just imagine the time she could have run 400 hurdles in

[@PePinmySteP]

Well you can have a tiny idea with Marie José Perec who tried during the 1995 season with the worst technique ever!! She still managed to run 53"21

[@dudea729]

What was so bad about her technique? Are there any videos of her running the 400m hurdles?

[@nuwandalton]

Well Perec's technique was already dreadful on 400 flat... To think people believe she ran 48.25 on orange juice...

[@GeoAce777]

Loved her running style, especially when she ran her hair loose, kinda primal like John Walker ;-)

[@crashdavis721]

a great performance ruined by appalling commentary, possibly the worst I've ever heard at a major meet.

[@albertozerain1115]

what a wonderful athlete, losing to bulked up yanks all her life, found her calling as a hurdler!!

[@yassinemoustakil8395]

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[@stevennicholas4160]

Commentary as flat as ever from Brits when an Eastern European wins. If she was a Jamaican with all the "breadfruit" enhancements they'd be losing their shit after that race.

[@olaraay]

but looking at that gap - do you thinks he was doping ?

[@64fairlane305]

no she was running

[@olaraay]

64fairlane359 I've rooted for privalova for years but that gap is just too much. But I'm just 5 percent doping and 95 percent believe she did it on her own merit

[@anthonythorne8963]

+tony tuff Please, please, please lay off Priva; to date the Greatest white female sprinter of all times; one of the most explosive starts ever in my opinion. Keep your eye however on Dafne her starts are improving.

[@مغربيفيالديارالهولاندية]

Morroco morroco 😊😊😊😍😍😍

[@coolro3684]

Privalova had anchored many Russians 4x400 before. I think she was not clean.

[@mohawk393939]

I read somewhere she never trained with the other Russians and had problems with the Russian federation. Personally I think she was one of these athletes that was a freak of nature as she was class at 50, 60, 100, 200, 400, 400h and decent at the long jump, high jump, sprint hurdles and even speed skating.

[@ALEX1969N2]

Irina Privalova - Russian star, track and field athletics!!!!!👍