Natalia Levchenkova (born in

Smolensk Smolensk ( rus, Смоленск, p=smɐˈlʲensk, a=smolensk_ru.ogg) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest ...

on ) is a Russian-born Moldovan biathlete.IBU Profile
/ref> Levchenkova competed in the 2006 and 2010

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for Moldova. Her best performance was 8th in the 2006 individual. In 2006, she also finished 21st in the

mass start {{refimprove, date=February 2018 Mass start is a format of starting in some racing sports such as long-distance running in sport of athletics, speed skating, long-distance cross-country skiing and biathlon. There are usually many competitors in ...

, 41st in the sprint and 23rd in the pursuit. In 2010, she also finished 53rd in the sprint, 56th in the pursuit and 37th in the individual.Sports-Reference Profile
/ref> As of February 2013, her best performance at the Biathlon World Championships is 8th, in the

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individual and the 2009 pursuit. As of February 2013, Levchenkova's best individual performance in

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races is 7th, achieved twice in mass start races. Her best overall finish in the

is 20th, in 2008/09.

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* 1977 births Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Moldovan female biathletes Russian female biathletes Living people Olympic biathletes for Moldova People from Smolensk {{Moldova-biathlon-bio-stub