Iryna Taranenko-Terelya

{{Short description|Ukrainian cross-country skier (born 1966)}}

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{{MedalSport|Women's cross-country skiing}}

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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1999 Ramsau|15 km combined pursuit}}

{{MedalCompetition|Winter Universiade}}

{{MedalGold|1993 Zakopane|Relay}}

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Iryna Leonidivna Taranenko-Terelya ({{langx|uk|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.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/lists/99/manual |title=First female competitors at the Olympics by country |work=Olympedia |accessdate=26 June 2020}}

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.

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