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Ekaterina Dafovska

{{short description|Bulgarian biathlete}}

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{{MedalSport | Women's biathlon}}

{{MedalCountry | {{BUL}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1998 Nagano | Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's individual}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalBronze|Biathlon World Championships 1995|15 km individual}}

{{MedalBronze|1997 Brezno-Osrblie|15 km individual}}

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Ekaterina Stefanova Dafovska ({{langx|bg|Екатерина Стефанова Дафовска}}; born 28 November 1975 in Chepelare, Bulgaria){{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Ekaterina Dafovska | website=Olympedia.org | url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/80903 | ref={{sfnref | Olympedia.org}} | access-date=2024-03-06}} 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.{{cite book|editor1-last=Commire|editor1-first=Anne|title=Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia|date=2002|publisher=Yorkin Publications|location=Waterford, Connecticut|isbn=0-7876-4074-3|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591302246.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114204906/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591302246.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-01-14|chapter=Dafovska, Ekaterina (c. 1976—)|url-access=subscription }} She won a gold Olympic medal at the 15 km Individual event during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/09/sports/the-xviii-winter-games-roundup-hackl-aims-for-3d-gold-in-the-luge.html?scp=3&sq=Ekaterina%20Dafovska&st=cse |title=THE XVIII WINTER GAMES: ROUNDUP; Hackl Aims For 3d Gold In the Luge - New York Times |location=Germany; Nagano (Japan) |work=The New York Times |date=1998-02-09 |access-date=2014-02-02}}[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1998/appendix_e.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506005141/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1998/appendix_e.pdf|date=May 6, 2010}} {{As of|2023}}, her gold medal is the only one won by a Bulgarian at a Winter Olympic Games.

Dafovska is an administrator from Chepelare.

Biathlon Results

=Olympic Games=

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

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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

align=left |{{flagicon|Norway}} 1994 Lillehammer

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| 29th

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| 13th

align=left |{{flagicon|Japan}} 1998 Nagano

| style="background: gold;" | Gold

| 29th

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| 16th

align=left |{{flagicon|USA}} 2002 Salt Lake City

| 5th

| 10th

| 15th

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| 4th

align=left |{{flagicon|Italy}} 2006 Turin

| 11th

| 33rd

| 28th

| 8th

| 8th

{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Ekaterina Dafovska | website=Olympedia.org | url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/80903 | ref={{sfnref | Olympedia.org}} | access-date=2024-03-06}}

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

=World Championships=

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

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!Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit

!style="width:70opx;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}}

!style="width:70px;"|Relay

!style="width:70px;"|Team

align=left |{{flagicon|Italy}} 1995 Anterholt{{cite web | title=World Championship de Biathlon 1994/1995 - Results Women | website=The-Sports.org | url=https://www.the-sports.org/biathlon-world-championship-results-1994-1995-women-epf19243.html | ref={{sfnref | The-Sports.org}} | accessdate=2024-03-06}}

| style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze

| 31st

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| 7th

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align=left |{{flagicon|SVK}} 1997 Brezno-Osrblie{{Cite web | title=World Championship de Biathlon 1996/1997 - Results Women | website=The-Sports.org | url=https://www.the-sports.org/biathlon-world-championship-results-1996-1997-women-epf19238.html | ref={{sfnref | The-Sports.org}} | accessdate=2024-03-06}}

| style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze

| 5th

| 19th

| 11th

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| 8th

align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} 1999 Kohtilanti{{Cite web | title=World Championship de Biathlon 1998/1999 - Results Women | website=The-Sports.org | url=https://www.the-sports.org/biathlon-world-championship-results-1998-1999-women-epf19240.html | ref={{sfnref | The-Sports.org}} | access-date=2024-03-06}}

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| 14th

| 14th

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| 9th

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align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} 1999 Oslo{{Cite web | title=World Championship de Biathlon 1998/1999 - Results Women | website =The-Sports.org | url=https://www.the-sports.org/biathlon-world-championship-results-1998-1999-women-epf19240.html | ref={{sfnref | The-Sports.org}} | access-date=2024-03-06}}

| 10th

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| 6th

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align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} 2001 Pokljuka{{cite web | title=World Championship de Biathlon 2000/2001 - Results Women | website=The-Sports.org | url=https://www.the-sports.org/biathlon-world-championship-results-2000-2001-women-epf19235.html | ref={{sfnref | The-Sports.org}} | access-date=2024-03-06}}

| 18th

| 18th

| 10th

| 18th

| 6th

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align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} 2002 Oslo{{cite web | title=World Championship de Biathlon 2001/2002 - Results Women | website=The-Sports.org | url=https://www.the-sports.org/biathlon-world-championship-results-2001-2002-women-epf19389.html | ref={{sfnref | The-Sports.org}} | access-date=2024-03-06}}

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| 4th

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align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} 2003 Khanty-Mansisyk{{cite web | title=World Championship de Biathlon 2002/2003 - Results Women | website=The-Sports.org | url=https://www.the-sports.org/biathlon-world-championship-results-2002-2003-women-epf19236.html | ref={{sfnref | The-Sports.org}} | access-date=2024-03-06}}

| 8th

| 29th

| 25th

| 11th

| 7th

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align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} 2004 Oberhof{{cite web | title=World Championship de Biathlon 2003/2004 - Results Women | website=The-Sports.org | url=https://www.the-sports.org/biathlon-world-championship-results-2003-2004-women-epf5203.html | ref={{sfnref | The-Sports.org}} | access-date=2024-03-06}}

| 17th

| 21st

| 16th

| 6th

| 6th

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align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} 2005 Hochfilzen{{cite web | title=World Championship de Biathlon 2004/2005 - Results Women | website=The-sports.org | url=https://www.the-sports.org/biathlon-world-championship-results-2004-2005-women-epf5206.html | ref={{sfnref | The-Sports.org}} | access-date=2024-03-06}}

| 5th

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| 12th

| 22nd

| 8th

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:*Team was removed as an event in 1998 and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass relay first being added in 1999.

=World Cup=

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! 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

{{cite web | title=Athlete Statistics - Ekaterina Dafovksa | website=real biathlon | url=https://www.realbiathlon.com/athletes.html?ibuId=BTBUL22811197501&category=championships&perRace=rank&perSeason=Rankings&discipline=NonTeam&level=worldCup&event=allRaces&boxplotType=Rankings&histogramType=totalPercent&boxplotRange=career&min=120&resultrange=Podium&rangemin=0&rangemax=213&bins=10&movingavg=10&onlyResults=false&compareAthlete=BTnull&trimester=false | ref={{sfnref | real biathlon}} | access-date=2024-03-06}}

=Individual Victories=

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

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Season

! Date

! Location

! Discipline

! Level

rowspan ="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2002-03
4 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu)

| 22 December 2002

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Brezno-Osrblie

| 10km Pursuit{{cite web | title=World Cup, Women 10 km Pursuit, Osrblie | website=biathlon.com.ua | date=2024-03-17 | url=https://www.biathlon.com.ua/en/results/id-1294-osorbli-2002-2003-gonka-presledovaniya-10-km-zhenshtini | ref={{sfnref | biathlon.com.ua | 2024}} | access-date=2024-04-01}}

| Biathlon World Cup

8 January 2003

| {{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof

| 7.5km Sprint{{cite web | title=World Cup, Women 7.5 Km Sprint, Oberhof | website=biathlon.com.ua | date=2024-03-17 | url=https://www.biathlon.com.ua/en/results/id-1295-oberhof-2002-2003-sprint-7.5-km-zhenshtini | ref={{sfnref | biathlon.com.ua | 2024}} | access-date=2024-04-01}}

| Biathlon World Cup

19 January 2003

| {{flagicon|GER}} Ruhpolding

| 10km Pursuit{{cite web | title=World Cup, Women 10 km Pursuit, Ruhpolding | website=biathlon.com.ua | date=2024-03-17 | url=https://www.biathlon.com.ua/en/results/id-1306-rupolyding-2002-2003-gonka-presledovaniya-10-km-zhenshtini | ref={{sfnref | biathlon.com.ua | 2024}} | access-date=2024-04-01}}

| Biathlon World Cup

23 January 2003

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Antholz-Anterselva

| 15km Individual{{cite web | title=World Cup, Women 15 km Individual, Antholz-Anterselva | website=biathlon.com.ua | date=2024-03-17 | url=https://www.biathlon.com.ua/en/results/id-1309-antholyts-anterselyva-2002-2003-individualynaya-gonka-15-km-zhenshtini | ref={{sfnref | biathlon.com.ua | 2024}} | access-date=2024-04-01}}

| Biathlon World Cup

References

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{{Footer Olympic Champions Biathlon 15km Women}}

{{Bulgarian Sportsperson}}

{{BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dafovska, Ekaterina}}

Category:1975 births

Category:Living people

Category:Bulgarian female biathletes

Category:Olympic biathletes for Bulgaria

Category:Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria

Category:Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Category:Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Category:Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic medalists in biathlon

Category:Biathlon World Championships medalists

Category:Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Category:People from Chepelare

Category:Sportspeople from Smolyan Province

Category:21st-century Bulgarian sportswomen

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