Ryta Turava

Ryta Turava (Belarusian Рыта Турава; Russian Rita Turova, Рита Турова, born 28 December 1980), also known as Margarita Turova, is an athlete from Belarus, competing in race walking.^[1] She was born in Vitebsk.

Her sister, Alesya Turava, is also a successful athlete, champion of Belarus in track and field (1500 metres: bronze medalist at the 2002 European Indoor Championships.

The all-time all-time women's 10-km race-walk record is held by Margarita Turova, at 42:05.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Belarus
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	6th	5000m	22:06.06
2001	European Race Walking Cup	Dudince, Slovakia	—	20 km	DNF
	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	20 km	1:30:15
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	4th	20 km	1:29:39
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	20 km	1:27:05
2006	World Race Walking Cup	A Coruña, Spain	1st	20 km	1:26:27
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	20 km	1:27:08
2007	European Race Walking Cup	Leamington Spa, Great Britain	1st	20 km	1:27:52
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	10th	20 km	1:28:26