Iryna Leshchanka
Belarusian biathlete
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 Leshchanka at the 2018 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991 (age 32) Syanno, Soviet Union[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Vasili Leshchenko[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 4 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iryna Leshchanka (Belarusian: Ірына Лешчанка; Russian: Ирина Валерьевна Лещенко; née Kryuko, born 30 July 1991) is a Belarusian biathlete. She won a gold medal in the 4×6 km relay at the 2018 Olympics. She also competed in the 2014/15 world cup season and represented Belarus at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 in Kontiolahti.[3]
Leshchanka's parents divorced soon after her birth; hence she and her younger brother Victor were raised by their mother. Iryna took up biathlon at age 11, by chance – after their house burned down in a fire, the family moved to a dormitory next to a biathlon training base. Her brother followed her and also became an international biathlon competitor. Iryna debuted internationally at the 2009 World Junior Championships, placing fourth individually. In 2011 she was included in the senior national team.[1]
Olympic Games
1 medal (1 gold)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2018 Pyeongchang | 36th | 17th | 17th | 26th | Gold | — |
 2022 Beijing | 41st | 60th | 20th | — | 13th | — |
World Championships
0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay | Single mixed relay |
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 2015 Kontiolahti | 19th | — | — | — | 6th | — | — |
 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen | 64th | 66th | — | — | 18th | 9th | |
 2017 Hochfilzen | 14th | 36th | 45th | — | 9th | 22nd | |
 2019 Östersund | 62nd | 26th | 33rd | 24th | 11th | — | — |
 2020 Antholz | 30th | 52nd | 49th | — | 13th | 12th | — |
 2021 Pokljuka | — | 75th | — | — | 4th | — | 12th |
- *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.
World Cup
Individual podiums
| Season | Place | Competition | Placement |
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| 2017–18 |  Annecy, France | Mass Start | 2 |
Relay podiums
| Season | Place | Competition | Placement |
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| 2014–15 |  Ruhpolding, Germany | Relay | 2 |
| 2020–21 | Oberhof, Germany | Relay | 2 |
| 2020–21 |  Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic | Relay | 2 |
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iryna Kryuko.
- ^ a b КРИВКО Ирина Валерьевна. noc.by
- ^ a b Ирина Кривко. biathlon.com.ua
- ^ "Iryna Leshchanka". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
External links
- Iryna Leshchanka at IBU
- Iryna Leshchanka at Olympics.com
- Iryna Leshchanka at Olympedia
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Olympic champions in women's biathlon – 4 × 6 km relay
- 2006:
Anna Bogaliy, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Olga Zaitseva, Albina Akhatova (RUS) - 2010: Svetlana Sleptsova, Anna Bogaliy, Olga Medvedtseva, Olga Zaitseva (RUS)
- 2014:
Vita Semerenko, Yuliia Dzhima, Valentyna Semerenko, Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) - 2018:
Nadezhda Skardino, Iryna Kryuko, Dzinara Alimbekava, Darya Domracheva (BLR) - 2022:
Linn Persson, Mona Brorsson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg (SWE)
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