Nickname

Ira. (saltlake2002.paralympic.org, 01 Nov 2002)

Hobbies

Sports, driving cars. (rowingone.com, 04 Nov 2010)

Occupation

Coach

Education

Institute of Physical Culture, Ukraine

Family

She has two children with her husband Sergei, both boys.

Language(s) spoken

Russian, Ukrainian

Club name

Optimist Club, Dnipropetrovsk, UKR

Coach

Yuriy Bondarenko (rowingone.com, 04 Nov 2010)

Other sports

She has competed in cross-country skiing and biathlon at several Winter Paralympics and Disabled World Cups. She has also swum at elite level, including at the Ukrainian Championships. (saltlake2002.paralympic.org; universalsports.com, 24 Aug 2009)