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Ekaterina Dafovska

Summary

Ekaterina Stefanova Dafovska (Bulgarian: Екатерина Стефанова Дафовска; born 28 November 1975 in Chepalare, Bulgaria)[1] is a Bulgarian former biathlete. She took up the biathlon in 1990. She made the national team in 1993 and came in 29th in the 15-kilometer competition at the Lillehammer Olympics the following year.[2] She won a gold Olympic medal at the 15 km Individual event during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[3][4] As of 2023, her gold medal is the only one won by a Bulgarian at a Winter Olympic games.

Ekaterina Dafovska

Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 15 km individual
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 15 km individual

Dafovska is an administrator from Chepelare.[2]

Biathlon Results edit

Olympic Games edit

1 medal (1 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
  1994 Lillehammer — 29th — — 13th
  1998 Nagano Gold 29th — — 16th
  2002 Salt Lake City 5th 10th 15th — 4th
  2006 Turin 11th 33rd 28th 8th 8th

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*Pursuit was first added in 2002, mass start in 2006.

World Championships edit

2 medals (0 gold, 0 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Team
  1995 Anterholt[6] Bronze 31st — 7th — —
  1997 Brezno-Osrblie[7] Bronze 5th 19th 11th — 8th
  1999 Kohtilanti[8] — 14th 14th — 9th —
  1999 Oslo[9] 10th — — 6th — —
  2001 Pokljuka[10] 18th 18th 10th 18th 6th —
  2002 Oslo[11] — — — 4th — —
  2003 Khanty-Mansisyk[12] 8th 29th 25th 11th 7th —
  2004 Oberhof[13] 17th 21st 16th 6th 6th —
  2005 Hochfilzen[14] 5th — 12th 22nd 8th —
*Team was removed as an event in 1998 and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass relay first being added in 1999.

World Cup edit

Season Overall
1993-94 38th
1994-95 25th
1995-96 47th
1996-97 17th
1997-98 16th
1998-99 11th
2000-01 19th
2001-02 11th
2002-03 4th
2003-04 14th
2004-05 21st
2005-06 27th

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Individual Victories edit

4 victories {1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2002-03
4 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu) 		22 December 2002   Brezno-Osrblie 10km Pursuit[16] Biathlon World Cup
8 January 2003   Oberhof 7.5km Sprint[17] Biathlon World Cup
19 January 2003   Ruhpolding 10km Pursuit[18] Biathlon World Cup
23 January 2003   Antholz-Anterselva 15km Individual[19] Biathlon World Cup

References edit

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Ekaterina Dafovska". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  2. ^ a b Commire, Anne, ed. (2002). "Dafovska, Ekaterina (c. 1976—)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. ISBN 0-7876-4074-3. Archived from the original on 2016-01-14.
  3. ^ "THE XVIII WINTER GAMES: ROUNDUP; Hackl Aims For 3d Gold In the Luge - New York Times". Germany; Nagano (Japan): Nytimes.com. 1998-02-09. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  4. ^ [1] Archived May 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Olympedia – Ekaterina Dafovska". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  6. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 1994/1995 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  7. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 1996/1997 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  8. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 1998/1999 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  9. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 1998/1999 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  10. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 2000/2001 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  11. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 2001/2002 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  12. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 2002/2003 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  13. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 2003/2004 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  14. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 2004/2005 - Results Women". The-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  15. ^ "Athlete Statistics - Ekaterina Dafovksa". real biathlon. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  16. ^ "World Cup, Women 10 km Pursuit, Osrblie". biathlon.com.ua. 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  17. ^ "World Cup, Women 7.5 Km Sprint, Oberhof". biathlon.com.ua. 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  18. ^ "World Cup, Women 10 km Pursuit, Ruhpolding". biathlon.com.ua. 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  19. ^ "World Cup, Women 15 km Individual, Antholz-Anterselva". biathlon.com.ua. 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-01.