Elena Golovina

Elena Golovina
Born (1961-02-16) 16 February 1961 (age 63)
World Cup career
Indiv. wins1 (1988-89)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Egg am Etzel 3 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1987 Lahti 5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 1987 Lahti 3 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1988 Chamonix 3 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1989 Feitritz Team event
Gold medal – first place 1989 Feitritz 3 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1990 Oslo Team event
Gold medal – first place 1990 Oslo 3 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1991 Lahti Team event
Gold medal – first place 1991 Lahti 3 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1990 Minsk 10 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Lahti 5 km sprint

Elena Golovina (Russian: Елена Викторовна Головина; born 16 February 1961) is a retired Soviet, later Russian biathlete.

She has participated at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Golovina won the Overall World Cup in 1988–89 World Cup season. Golovina claimed 12 medals at Biathlon World Championships: ten gold, one silver and one bronze. She is second most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Die besten WM-Teilnehmer aller Zeiten" (in German). Biathlon-online.de. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.


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