Iryna Leshchanka
Sign in to saveAlso known as Iryna Kryuko, Iryna Valeryewna Leshchanka, Irina Leshchenko, Irina Leschenko, Irina Valeryevna Leshchenko, Iryna Krywko, Iryna Valeryewna Krywko, Irina Krivko
biathlete
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1991-07-30 ) 30 July 1991 (age 34) , Syanno , Soviet Union
- Height
- 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
- Coached by
- Vasili Leshchenko
- Sport
- Biathlon
- Teams
- 1 ( 2018 )
- Medals
- 1 (1 gold)
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Encyclopedic overview
Iryna Leshchanka (Belarusian: 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 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Iryna Leshchanka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.