Irina Starykh

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Irina Starykh
Biathlon European Championships 2017 Individual Women 2343.JPG
Open European Championships Biathlon 2017, Individual Women's race, held on January 25th.
Personal information
Born26 August 1987 (1987-08-26) (age 34)
Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia
Professional information
World Cup debut1 March 2013
World Championships
Teams2 (2017, 2019)
World Cup
Seasons5 (2012/13, 2013/14, 2016/17 –)
Individual podiums2
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Russia
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Presque Isle 10 km individual
Silver medal – second place 2006 Presque Isle 6 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2006 Presque Isle 3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Kontiolahti 3 × 6 km relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bansko Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój Individual
Gold medal – first place 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój Sprint
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2009 Harbin Mixed relay

Irina Aleksandrovna Starykh (Russian: Ирина Александровна Старых; born 26 August 1987) is a Russian biathlete.

Career[]

She won the gold medal in the sprint competition at the 2013 European Championships.

Starykh was seen as a medal hope for Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi but was withdrawn from the team after she failed a doping test.[1]

She was disqualified for doping for three years since 23 December 2013.

Biathlon results[]

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Championships[]

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 42nd 24th 4th 15th 10th N/A
Sweden 2019 Östersund 44th 45th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

References[]

  1. ^ "Russian Biathlete Irina Starykh Receives 2-Year Ban For Doping". The Moscow Times. July 17, 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-25.

External links[]

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