Olga Vilukhina
Olga Gennadyevna Vilukhina (Russian: Ольга Геннадьевна Вилухина; born 22 March 1988) is a former Russian biathlete, who was competing on the World Cup circuit since the 2008–09 season.
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| Full name | Olga Gennadyevna Vilukhina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 March 1988 Mezhgorye, Republic of Bashkortostan, Soviet Union[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SV Union Frojach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 27 March 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 (2012, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 6 (2008/09, 2010/11–2013/14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
She has had four Top 10 finishes in World Cup races in individual races. Vilukhina was born in Mezhgorye, Bashkir ASSR, Soviet Union. She has won gold at 2006 Junior World Championships in Sprint.[2] In the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, she finished second in the sprint and was the first leg of the relay team which won silver.
Before the start of the 2014–2015 season the coach announced that Olga Vilukhina will miss him.[3]
After lackluster results in 2015–2016, she announced the end of her career before the start of the 2016–2017 season, citing lack of motivation.[4]
In December 2016, IBU provisionally suspended her for doping violations during the 2014 Winter Olympics, along with Yana Romanova.[5] On 27 November 2017, IOC disqualified Vilukhina and Romanova, banned them for life from the Olympics, and stripped them of their Olympic medals.[6]
Career results
Olympic Games
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay |
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– | DSQ (2nd) | DSQ (7th) | DSQ (22nd) | DSQ (2nd) | DSQ (4th) |
World Championships
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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8th | 8th | Bronze | 19th | 7th | 5th |
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10th | 5th | 22nd | 23rd | 4th | 6th |
World Cup
Podiums
| Date | Place | Competition | Placement | Level |
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| 1 March 2012 | | Pursuit | 3rd | Biathlon World Championships |
| 1 December 2012 |  | Sprint | 3rd | Biathlon World Cup |
| 16 March 2013 | | Pursuit | 2nd | Biathlon World Cup |
| 9 February 2014 | | Sprint | 2nd | Winter Olympic Games |
| 22 March 2014 |  | Pursuit | 3rd | Biathlon World Cup |
References
- Olga Vilukhina. sports-reference.com
- Olga Vilukhina at BiathlonWorld.com and BiathlonResults.com from IBU
- Двукратный призер Игр в Сочи биатлонистка Ольга Вилухина пропустит предстоящий сезон. Tass.ru (30 September 2014). Retrieved on 24 August 2018.
- "Olga Vilukhina's Facebook" (in Russian). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- Morgan, Liam. (21 January 2017) IBU dismisses cases against 22 Russians named in McLaren Report. Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved on 2018-08-24.
- "IOC sanctions five Russian athletes and publishes first full decision as part of the Oswald Commission findings". International Olympic Committee. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
External links
- Olga Vilukhina at BiathlonWorld.com and BiathlonResults.com from IBU