Iryna_Taranenko-Terelia

Iryna Taranenko-Terelya

Iryna Taranenko-Terelya

Ukrainian cross-country skier

Iryna Leonidivna Taranenko-Terelya (Ukrainian: Ірина Леонідівна Тараненко-Тереля, born March 31, 1966) is a former Ukrainian cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2004. She won a bronze medal in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau. She was the first woman to represent Ukraine at the Olympics.[1]

Quick Facts Medal record, Women's cross-country skiing ...

Taranenko's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 4th twice at Nagano in 1998 (5 km + 10 km combined pursuit, 15 km). She also earned seven individual career victories from 1996 to 2000.

References

  1. [1]
    "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to Ukrainian cross-country skiing is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Iryna_Taranenko-Terelia, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.