Irina Starykh

Irina Aleksandrovna Starykh (Russian: Ирина Александровна Старых; born 26 August 1987) is a Russian biathlete.

Irina Starykh
Open European Championships Biathlon 2017, Individual Women's race, held on January 25th.
Personal information
Born26 August 1987 (1987-08-26) (age 36)
Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia
Professional information
World Cup debut1 March 2013
World Championships
Teams2 (2017, 2019)
World Cup
Seasons5 (2012/13, 2013/14, 2016/17 –)
Individual podiums2
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Russia
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place2006 Presque Isle10 km individual
Silver medal – second place2006 Presque Isle6 km sprint
Silver medal – second place2006 Presque Isle3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2005 Kontiolahti3 × 6 km relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 BanskoSprint
Gold medal – first place2017 Duszniki-ZdrójIndividual
Gold medal – first place2017 Duszniki-ZdrójPursuit
Gold medal – first place2017 Duszniki-ZdrójMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2017 Duszniki-ZdrójSprint
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place2009 HarbinMixed relay

Career

She won the gold medal in the sprint competition at the 2013 European Championships.

Starykh was seen as a medal hope for Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi but was withdrawn from the team after she failed a doping test.[1]

She was disqualified for doping for three years since 23 December 2013.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Championships
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 42nd 24th 4th 15th 10th — —
Sweden 2019 Östersund — 44th 45th — — — —
*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.

References
  1. "Russian Biathlete Irina Starykh Receives 2-Year Ban For Doping". The Moscow Times. July 17, 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
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