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Svetlana Petcherskaia

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Name
  
Svetlana Petcherskaia


Role
  
Olympic athlete

Olympic medals
  
Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics - Women's 15km Individual

Svetlana Petcherskaia (née Davidova), born November 14, 1968 in Sverdlovsk, is a former Soviet Union biathlete. The first time women's biathlon was contested at the Winter Olympics in Albertville in 1992, Petcherskia won a silver medal in the women's 15 km individual for the Unified Team. In the 1990/91 season she won the overall world cup. In 1990 she became world champion in the 15 km. During her career she won a total of 7 gold medals at World Championships, together with 3 silver medals and 1 bronze.

References

Svetlana Petcherskaia Wikipedia