Irina Bulakhova

{{Short description|Ukrainian gymnast (born 1978)}}

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| club = SK "Bogatyr"{{cite web|url=https://old.amkrprof.org.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1096:sk-bogatyr-50-slavnykh-let&catid=93:razdel-bogatyr&Itemid=213 |title=СК «БОГАТЫРЬ»: 50 СЛАВНЫХ ЛЕТ|website=Арселор Миттал Кривой Рог|accessdate=14 April 2024|language=ru}}

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Irina Bulakhova (born 15 March 1978) is a retired Ukrainian gymnast.

In 1994, Bulakhova competed at the European Championships, held in Stockholm, winning a bronze medal in team competition with Natalia Kalinina and Lilia Podkopayeva.{{cite web|url=https://zn.ua/amp/SOCIUM/chukarin,_shahlin,_latynina.html |title=ЧУКАРИН, ШАХЛИН, ЛАТЫНИНА|website=Zn.ua|accessdate=14 April 2024}} She finished 4th in all-around event,{{cite web |title=1994 European Championships Women's AA |url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/EChamps/Women/1994_aa.html |website=Gymn Forum |access-date=14 April 2024 |date=21 November 1997}} and 6th in floor exercise.{{cite web |title=1994 European Championships Women's EF |url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/EChamps/Women/1994_ef.html |website=Gymn Forum |access-date=14 April 2024 |date=21 November 1997}}

Later she represented Ukraine at the Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg, finishing 3rd in team competition,{{Cite web |title=USA Gymnastics - September/October 1994 by USA Gymnastics - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/usagymnastics/docs/1994_5septoct |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=issuu.com |language=en}} 8th in uneven bars event and 6th in floor exercise.{{Cite web |title=Gymn Forum: 1994 Goodwill Games, Women's EF |url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/GGames/Women/1994_ef.html |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=www.gymn-forum.net}}

In that year, Irina competed at the World Championships, finishing 16th in all-around competition.

In 1995, Irina with Rustam Sharipov won a silver medal at the International Mixed Pairs competition in Seattle.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/romanias-bican-and-italys-barbieri-win-1995-international-mixed-pairs/ |title=Romania's Bican and Italy's Barbieri Win 1995 International Mixed Pairs|website=USA Gymnastics|accessdate=14 April 2024|language=en}}

She also competed at the World Championships, finishing 5th in team competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-sports.org/irina-bulakhova-gymnastics-spf281767.html |title=Gymnastics - Irina Bulakhova|website=The-Sports.org|accessdate=14 April 2024|language=en}}