Iryna Leshchanka ( be, Ірына Лешчанка; russian: Ирина Валерьевна Лещенко; née Kryuko, born 30 July 1991) is a Belarusian biathlete. She won a gold medal in the 4×6 km relay at the 2018 Olympics. She also competed in the 2014/15 world cup season and represented Belarus at the

Biathlon World Championships 2015 The 47th Biathlon World Championships was held in Kontiolahti, Finland from 5 March to 15 March 2015. There were a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay. All the even ...

in Kontiolahti. Leshchanka's parents divorced soon after her birth; hence she and her younger brother Victor were raised by their mother. Iryna took up biathlon at age 11, by chance – after their house burned down in a fire, the family moved to a dormitory next to a biathlon training base. Her brother followed her and also became an international biathlon competitor. Iryna debuted internationally at the 2009 World Junior Championships, placing fourth individually. In 2011 she was included in the senior national team.

Olympic Games

''1 medal (1 gold)''

World Championships

''0 medals'' :''*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.''

World Cup

Individual podiums

Relay podiums

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* 1991 births Living people Belarusian female biathletes Olympic biathletes for Belarus Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Belarus Olympic medalists in biathlon Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Vitebsk Region {{Belarus-biathlon-bio-stub