Irina Starykh
 Open European Championships Biathlon 2017, Individual Women's race, held on January 25th. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 August 1987 (age 36) Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Cup debut | 1 March 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 (2017, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 5 (2012/13, 2013/14, 2016/17 –) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Irina Aleksandrovna Starykh (Russian: Ирина Александровна Старых; born 26 August 1987) is a Russian biathlete.
Career[edit]
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Starykh was seen as a medal hope for Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi but was withdrawn from the team after she failed a doping test.[1]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[edit]
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
World Championships[edit]
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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 2017 Hochfilzen
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42nd | 24th | 4th | 15th | 10th | — | — |
 2019 Östersund
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— | 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[edit]
- ^ "Russian Biathlete Irina Starykh Receives 2-Year Ban For Doping". The Moscow Times. July 17, 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
External links[edit]
- Irina Starykh at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Irina Starykh at IBU BiathlonResults.com
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- 1987 births
- Russian female biathletes
- Living people
- Russian sportspeople in doping cases
- Doping cases in biathlon
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia
- Winter World University Games medalists in biathlon
- Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade
- People from Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast
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