Svetlana Irekovna Ishmouratova ( ba, Светлана Ирек ҡыҙы Ишморатова, russian: Светлана Ирековна Ишмуратова) (born 20 April 1972) is a Russian

biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and shooting sports, rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into sh ...

. She lives in

Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...

and is a

soldier A soldier is a person who is a member of an army. A soldier can be a conscripted or volunteer enlisted person, a non-commissioned officer, or an officer. Etymology The word ''soldier'' derives from the Middle English word , from Old French ...

by profession. Ishmouratova won the gold in the women's 15 km individual contest at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...

Biography

Svetlana Irekovna Ishmouratova was born in

Zlatoust Zlatoust ( rus, Златоуст, p=zlətɐˈust) is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Ay River (in the Kama basin), west of Chelyabinsk. Population: 181,000 (1971); 161,000 (1959); 99,000 (1939); 48,000 (1926); 21,000 (19 ...

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region) . Svetlana graduated Trade Secondary School of Zlatoust first and then State Academy of Physical Education. In 1991, Ishmouratova became the USSR junior champion in individual race and the champion in senior team race. But in 1996, she was accused of doping and so was disqualified for two years. That was the end of her skiing career. But in autumn of 1996, a coach from Moscow offered Svetlana to train with his women biathlon team. And in a year Svetlana became the champion of Russia. In 2002, at the

Salt Lake City Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internationa ...

she became a bronze medalist in the relay. Four years later, she won two gold medals at the

, in the individual race and relay. Besides that, she has six World Champion titles (in summer and winter biathlon).

Record

Source:

Olympic Games

:''*Mass start was first added in 2006.

World Championships

:''*Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.''

References

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Biography

Record

Olympic Games

World Championships

References

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