Grete Gaim (born 21 May 1993 in Elva) is an

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biathlete. She competed at the

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, and at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

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Career

Grete Gaim made her international debut at the Biathlon Junior World Championship in 2010 in Torsby , where she placed 63rd in the individual and 48th in the sprint, not finishing the pursuit. In the relay, she was tenth. This was followed by the junior races of the European Championships in Otepää, where the she placed 45th in the individual, 34th in the sprint, and 42nd in the pursuit. A year later Gaim was at the Junior World Championships in Nové Město na Moravě 50th in the individual, 19th in the sprint, 18th in the pursuit and with

Johanna Talihärm Johanna Talihärm (born 27 June 1993 in Tallinn) is an Estonian biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail who ...

and

Daria Yurlova Darja Jurlova (also spelled Daria Yurlova, born 3 March 1992) is a former Estonian biathlete. She was born in Narva. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in ...

6th in relay competition. At the same place, she also took part in the junior races of the 2011 Summer Biathlon World Championships in the course of the year and came 18th in the sprint and 17th in the pursuit race. At the start of the 2011/12 season, Gaim started in Östersund as part of the IBU Cup in her first races in the performance area and was 51st in the sprint. She was 81st in her first sprint. In Nové Město na Moravě she was able to achieve her best result so far in the highest racing series with a 75th place in the sprint. In the relay, a 14th place alongside

Kristel Viigipuu Kristel Viigipuu (born August 19, 1990 in Tartu) is a former Estonian biathlete. She finished 18th in the 4×6 km relay and 83rd in the 7.5 km sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in weste ...

, Daria Yurlova and Johanna Talihärm in Oberhof was the best result so far. The European Championships 2012 in

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became their first international women's championship. Finishing 16th in the sprint, Gaim achieved one of the best placings by an Estonian biathlete in a top international race. She no longer competed in the pursuit race. Her biggest achievement to date is the gold medal in the pursuit at the World Junior Championships , held in Kontiolahti, Finland in February 2012 . The win came as a surprise as she started the race 01:12 behind after the previous sprint in which she had finished tenth. At the start of the 2013/14 season she won in Östersund in a single as 39th World Cup points for the first time

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* 1993 births Living people Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Estonian female biathletes Olympic biathletes of Estonia Sportspeople from Tartu {{Estonia-sport-bio-stub