Olena Zubrilova

Olena Zubrilova (Belarusian: Алена Зубрылава Alena Zubrylava, Ukrainian: Олена Миколаївна Зубрилова, Russian: Елена Николаевна Зубрилова; born 25 February 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.

Olena Zubrilova

Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Belarus
World Championships
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 15 km individual
2005 Hochflizen 7.5 km sprint
2005 Hochflizen 4 × 6 km relay
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
1999 Kontiolahti 15 km individual
1999 Kontiolahti 10 km pursuit
1999 Kontiolahti 12.5 km mass start
2002 Oslo 12.5 km mass start
1996 Ruhpolding 7.5 km team event
1997 Brezno-Osrblie 15 km individual
1997 Brezno-Osrblie 7.5 km sprint
1997 Brezno-Osrblie 10 km pursuit
1996 Rupholding 4 × 7.5 km relay
1997 Brezno-Osrblie Team event
1999 Kontiolahti 7.5 km sprint
2000 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay
2001 Pokljuka 15 km individual
2001 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay

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.

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