Elena Gorohova (born 6 November 1972) is a Moldovan athlete who competes in biathlon and cross-country skiing. She represented Moldova at four Winter Olympics from 1994 to 2006. She was the first woman athlete to compete for Moldova at the Winter Olympics.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Moldovan |
| Born | 6 November 1972 Bălți, Moldova |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Biathlon Cross-country skiing |
Early life
editCareer
editGorohova competed in biathlon and cross-country skiing events for Moldova in 1993.[2][3] She was named to the Moldovan team for the 1994 Winter Olympics held at Lillehammer.[4] This was her debut at the Winter Olympics.[5][6] She also became the first woman athlete to represent Moldova at the Winter Olympics.[7] She competed in the women's biathlon events. She registered last place finishes in both the 7.5 km sprint and 15 km individual events.[8][9]
In 1998, she was named to the Moldovan team for the second consecutive Olympics.[10] She finished in 62nd position amongst the 64 competitors in both the 7.5 km sprint and 15 km individual events.[11][12] In 2001, she took part in the sprint event in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and finished 27th amongst the 32 participants.[13] In February 2002, she was named to the Moldovan team for the 2002 Winter Olympics.[6] This was the first time, she competed in the cross-country event at the Olympics.[5] She finished 55th in the sprint event while not finishing the freestyle event.[14][15]
Gorohova took part in the sprint event in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005.[3] In 2006, she was named to the Moldovan team for the Winter Olympics for the fourth time.[6] She competed in both biathlon and cross-country events in a single Olympics for the first time.[5] She finished 62nd in the qualifying rounds of the women's sprint event in cross-country skiing and did not qualify for the next round.[16] In the biathlon sprint event, she finished 68th amongst the 83 participants.[17]
References
edit- ↑ "Elena Gorohova". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Elena Gorohova". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- 1 2 "Elena Gorohova". International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Moldova at 1994 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
- 1 2 3 "Elena Gorohova". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elena Gorohova Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ↑ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ "Biathlon, women's sprint, 1994 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Biathlon, women's individual, 1994 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Moldova at 1998 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
- ↑ "Biathlon, women's sprint, 1998 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Biathlon, women's individual, 1998 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, women's sprint". International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cross-country skiing, women's 15km freestyle, 2002 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cross-country skiing, women's sprint, 2002 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Results, Cross-country skiing sprint women, 2006 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Biathlon skiing, women's sprint, 2006 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
External links
edit- Elena Gorohova at IBU
- Elena Gorohova at FIS (cross-country)
- Elena Gorohova at Olympedia
