Elena Golovina

{{Short description|Russian biathlete (born 1961)}}

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{{MedalSport|Women's biathlon}}

{{MedalCountry | {{URS}} }}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1985 Egg am Etzel | 3 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalGold| 1987 Lahti | 5 km sprint}}

{{MedalGold| 1987 Lahti | 3 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalGold| 1988 Chamonix | 3 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalGold| 1989 Feitritz | Team event}}

{{MedalGold| 1989 Feitritz | 3 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{MedalGold| 1990 Oslo | Team event}}

{{MedalGold| 1990 Oslo | 3 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{MedalGold| 1991 Lahti | Team event}}

{{MedalGold| 1991 Lahti | 3 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{MedalSilver| 1990 Minsk | 10 km individual}}

{{MedalBronze| 1991 Lahti | 5 km sprint}}

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Elena Golovina ({{langx|ru|Елена Викторовна Головина}}; born 16 February 1961) is a retired Soviet, later Russian biathlete.

She has participated at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Golovina won the Overall World Cup in 1988–89 World Cup season. Golovina claimed 12 medals at Biathlon World Championships: ten gold, one silver and one bronze. She is second most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.biathlon-online.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1056|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210120307/http://www.biathlon-online.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1056|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2013|title=Die besten WM-Teilnehmer aller Zeiten|publisher=Biathlon-online.de|language=de|access-date=March 17, 2013}}