Svetlana Paramygina (sometimes Paramyguina) ( be, Святлана Парамыгіна) (born April 5, 1965 in Sverdlovsk,

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) is a former

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ian

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. Her international biathlon career began in 1983. In the 1993/1994 season she won the overall

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. The following year she finished second overall. At the

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...

in Lillehammer. She won a silver medal in the sprint event. After the 2000/2001 season she retired as a biathlete.

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