Deedra Irwin

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| name = Deedra Irwin

| image = Irwin D. – Biathlon WCh 2024 Nove Mesto 2085.jpg

| caption = Deedra Irwin during 2024 World Championships in Nové Město, Czechia

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| nationality = United States

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|5|27}}

| birth_place = Pulaski, Wisconsin

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| disciplines = Biathlon

| wcdebut = 2021

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| olympicteams = 1 (2022)

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Deedra Irwin (born 27 May 1992 in Pulaski, Wisconsin) is an American biathlete.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-09 |title=U.S. Olympic Biathlete Deedra Irwin Missed a Silver Medal by One Shot, but Her Seventh-Place Finish Was Still the Best Ever by an American |url=https://www.outdoorlife.com/guns/deedra-irwin-seventh-place-olympic-biathlon/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=Outdoor Life}} She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in women's mass start, women's relay, women's pursuit, women's individual, and women's sprint.{{Cite web |title=Deedra Irwin |url=https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/biathlon/athlete-profile-n1034395-deedra-irwin.htm |work=Beijing 2022 Olympics |access-date=2022-02-26 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226203058/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/biathlon/athlete-profile-n1034395-deedra-irwin.htm |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Deedra Irwin 2022 Olympics |website=NBC Olympics |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/deedra-irwin-1635357 |access-date=2022-02-26}} She finished 7th in the women's individual event, which is the highest ever placing for a United States athlete in any international biathlon championship.

She graduated from the Michigan Technological University.{{Cite web |title=Deedra Irwin |url=https://www.teamusa.org/us-biathlon/athletes/Deedra-Irwin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202010638/https://www.teamusa.org/us-biathlon/athletes/Deedra-Irwin |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 2, 2018 |website=.teamusa.org}} She is a specialist in the Vermont Army National Guard.

She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2021 in the team relay.

She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2023 in the mixed relay, women's sprint, women's pursuit, women's individual, single mixed relay, and women's relay.{{cite web |title=Irwin Dedra |url=https://www.biathlonworld.com/athlete/irwin-deedra/btusa22705199201/results |website=Biathlon World |publisher=IBU |access-date=8 September 2023}}

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

=Olympic Games=

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Event !style="width:70px;"\|Individual !style="width:70px;"\|Sprint !style="width:70px;"\|Pursuit !style="width:70px;"\|{{nowrap\|Mass start}} !style="width:70px;"\|Relay !style="width:70px;"\|{{nowrap\|Mixed relay}}
align=left \|{{flagicon\|China}} 2022 Beijing \| 7th \| 37th \| 47th \| 23rd \| 11th \| —

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Event

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align=left |{{flagicon|China}} 2022 Beijing

| 7th

| 37th

| 47th