Born Irina Dziemiach, of Russian ancestry, in Pommeuse, Seine-et-Marne, she went to Paris and became a model. She made an appearance in a French film Julie la rousse (1959) and met producer Darryl F. Zanuck and became his lover.
Eight Kyrgyzstani athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including 43-year-old marathon runner Irina Bogachova, Greco-Roman wrestler Gennady Chkhaidze, who finished fifth for his native country Georgia in the men's heavyweight division…
Česko-slovenská biologická společnost, z.s., založená v Brně v r. 1922 jako Biologická společnost, má v současné době přes 350 členů působících v 9 odborných sekcích a dvou lokálních pobočkách v České a Slovenské republice.