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Biathlon. Season 2001-2002.Hochfilzen. Pursuit Women
Olena Zubrilova (Belarusian: Алена Зубрылава Alena Zubrylava, Ukrainian: Олена Миколаївна Зубрилова, Russian: Елена Николаевна Зубрилова; born February 25, 1973 in Shostka, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian born biathlete who has been competing for Belarus since 2002. Prior to that, she had competed for Ukraine from 1991 until she changed her citizenship to Belarus in 2002.
Contents
- Biathlon Season 2001 2002Hochfilzen Pursuit Women
- WM Verfolgung Frauen Khanty Mansiysk 2003
- Career
- References
WM Verfolgung Frauen Khanty-Mansiysk 2003
Career
Zubrilova has won a total of seventeen Biathlon World Championships medals in her career, including four gold (pursuit, individual, and mass start: all 1999; and mass start: 2002), five silvers (individual: 1997, 2003; sprint: 1997; pursuit: 1997 and team event: 1996), and eight bronzes (relay: 1996, 2000, 2001, and 2005; sprint: 1999 and 2005; individual: 2001; and team event: 1997). She also competed in three Winter Olympics, her best individual finish was 5th in the 7.5 km at Turin in 2006.
Zubrilova as of 2006 also has the most victories at the Holmenkollen ski festival's biathlon event with five (1999: individual, sprint, pursuit, and mass start; 2002: pursuit). She also has 21 victories in her career.
A divorced mother of one, Zubrilova makes her living as a coach.