Olga Zaitseva
Encyclopedia
Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva (born May 16, 1978 in Moscow
) is a Russia
n biathlete
. She began her career in 1994.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n biathlete
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
. She began her career in 1994.
Career
- Winter OlympicsWinter Olympic GamesThe Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
- 2010 - gold medal in the relay, silver medal in the 12.5 km mass start
- 2006 - gold medal in the relay
- World ChampionshipsBiathlon World ChampionshipsThe first Biathlon World Championships was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in...
- 2009 - Gold medal in the 12.5 km mass start and the relay, bronze in the 7.5 km sprint and 10 km pursuit
- 2005 - Gold medal in the relay, silver in the 15 km individual and the mixed relay and bronze in the pursuit