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Iryna Leshchanka
Leshchanka at the 2018 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991 (age 33)
Syanno, Soviet Union[1]
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Sport
Coached byVasili Leshchenko[2]
Professional information
SportBiathlon
Olympic Games
Teams1 (2018)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019)
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 6 km relay
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Kontiolahti 10 km pursuit
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Canmore 3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Torsby 3 × 6 km relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nové Město 4 x 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Raubichi 10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nové Město 15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Raubichi 15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Raubichi 7.5 km sprint

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

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1 medal (1 gold)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed relay
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 36th 17th 17th 26th Gold —
China 2022 Beijing 41st 60th 20th — 13th —

World Championships

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0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay Single mixed relay
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 19th — — — 6th — —
Norway 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 64th 66th — — 18th 9th
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 14th 36th 45th — 9th 22nd
Sweden 2019 Östersund 62nd 26th 33rd 24th 11th — —
Italy 2020 Antholz 30th 52nd 49th — 13th 12th —
Slovenia 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

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Individual podiums

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Season Place Competition Placement
2017–18 France Annecy, France Mass Start 2

Relay podiums

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Season Place Competition Placement
2014–15 Germany Ruhpolding, Germany Relay 2
2020–21 Germany Oberhof, Germany Relay 2
2020–21 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic Relay 2

References

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  1. ^ a b КРИВКО Ирина Валерьевна. noc.by
  2. ^ a b Ирина Кривко. biathlon.com.ua
  3. ^ "Iryna Leshchanka". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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