Iryna Dvoskina

Iryna Dvoskina (born 22 December 1958) OAM is a Ukraine-born Australian athletics coach who works with Paralympic athletes.

Iryna Dvoskina

Iryna Dvoskina in 2019
Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Now coaching	AThletics Australia at Australian Institute of Sport

Biography

Being an only child, she came to Australia in 2003 to be closer to her mother Fira (born 20 September 1934), who had moved to Australia in 1996. Her mother has carried on her successful coaching career in New South Wales.^[1]

She undertook a four-year coaching degree at university in Ukraine. She was the athletics coach with the Ukrainian Paralympic team from 1995 to 2002. In 2003, she was appointed sprints and jumps coach for Australian Institute of Sport Paralympic track and field athletes. She has been an athletics coach with the Australian team from 2004 Athens Paralympics to the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.^[2]

Coaching Medals at Major Championships

Athlete	Disability Class	Paralympic Games Medals	World Championships Medals	Commonwealth Games Medals
Heath Francis[3]	Arm amputee T46	2004 - 3 Silver, 2 Bronze 2008 - 3 Gold, 1 Bronze	2006 - 3 Gold	2006 - 1 Gold
Lisa McIntosh[4]	Cerebral palsy T37	2004 - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze	-	-
Amy Winters[5]	Arm amputee T46	2004 - 2 Gold	-	-
Katrina Webb[6]	Cerebral palsy T38	-	-	2006- 1 Gold
Aaron Chatman[7]	Arm amputee T46	2008 - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze	2006- 1 Silver	-
Christine Wolf[8]	Leg amputee T42	2008 - 1 Gold	-	-
Evan O'Hanlon[9]	Cerebral palsy T38	2008 - 3 Gold 2012 - 2 Gold 2016 - 1 Silver 2020 - 1 Bronze	2006 - 2 Gold, 1 Bronze 2011 - 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze 2013 - 3 Gold 2017 - 1 Gold	2018 - 1 Gold
Brad Scott[10]	Cerebral palsy T37	2008 - 1 Silver 2012 - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze	2011 - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze 2013 - 1 Silver	-
Scott Reardon[11]	Leg amputee T42/T63	2012 - 1 Silver 2016 - 1 Gold	2013 - 1 Gold, 1 Silver 2015 - 1 Gold 2017 - 1 Gold	-
Chad Perris[12]	Vision impaired T13	2016 - 1 Bronze	2015 - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze 2017 - 1 Bronze 2019 - 1 Silver
Vanessa Low[13]	Double leg amputee T61	2020 - 1 Gold	2019 - 1 Gold	-
James Turner[14]	Cerebral palsy T36	2020 - 1 Gold, 1 Silver ; 2024 - 2 Gold	2019 - 2 Gold	-

Dvoskina coaching at the AIS Track and Field

She is regarded as a strict coach due to her intensive training six days a week, careful diets and her attention to detail.^[15] She has stated:"[My mother] is the biggest inspiration in my life ... maybe there is some genetics. I love my job and I am doing it with love. I love my guys."^[15] Her husband Yuriy Vdovychenko was Paralympic Swimming Coach at the National Training Centre (NTC) in Canberra from 2013 to 2020.^[16][17][18]

Recognition

• 2008 - Australian Paralympic Committee Coach of the Year.
• 2016 - Australian Paralympic Committee Coach of the Year.^[19]
• 2022 - Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia for service to Paralympic athletics^[20]

References

1. "AA Awards and Coach Fira Dvoskina Profile". Athletics New South Wales News 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
2. Media Guide - Athens 2004 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2004.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. "Heath Francis". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
4. "Lisa McIntosh". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
5. "Amy Winter". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
6. "Katrina Webb". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
7. [Athletics Australia Historical Results "Aaron Chatman"]. Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 24 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
8. "Christine Wolf". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
9. "Evan O'Hanlon". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
10. "Brad Scott". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
11. "Scott Reardon". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
12. "Chad Perris". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
13. "Vanessa Low". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
14. "James Turner". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
15. "Iryna tracks golden success for Australia". Australian Paralympic Committee News , 16 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
16. "Coach Profile - Yuriy Vdovychenko". Tuggeraning Vikings Swim Club Website. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
17. "Contact Us". Australian Paralympic Committee Website. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
18. "Swimming Australia Hires Yuriy Vdovychenko as National Training Centre Paralympic Coach". Swimming Australia website. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
19. "Six inducted into the Australian Paralympic Hall of Fame". Australian Paralympic Committee. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
20. "Australia Day 2021 Honours List". The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.