Svetlana Mironova (biathlete)
{{short description|Russian biathlete}}
{{Infobox biathlete
| name = Svetlana Mironova
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| image = Biathlon European Championships 2017 Sprint Women 1469.JPG
| caption = Mironova in 2017
| native_name = Светлана Игоревна Миронова
| native_name_lang = ru
| nationality = {{flagicon|RUS}} Russian
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Moryakovskiy Zaton, Tomsk Oblast, Russia
| death_date =
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| height = 1.65 m
| weight = 52 kg
| disciplines = Biathlon
| wcdebut = 2 March 2017
| olympicteams = 1 (2022)
| olympicmedals = 1
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| wcseasons = 5 (2016/17–)
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| wcwins = 0
| wcrelayswins = 2
| wcpodiums = 1
| wcrelayspodiums = 4
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| updated = 24 January 2021
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{{MedalSport|Women's biathlon}}
{{MedalCountry|{{flagIOC|ROC|2022 Winter}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Beijing|4 × 6 km relay}}
{{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Youth World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2013 Obertilliach|3 x 6 km relay}}
{{MedalBronze|2013 Obertilliach|6 km sprint}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Nové Město|10 km pursuit}}
{{MedalSilver|2014 Nové Město|7.5 km sprint}}
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Svetlana Igorevna Mironova ({{langx|ru|Светлана Игоревна Миронова}}; born 22 February 1994) is a Russian biathlete.
Career
Mironova was engaged in cross-country skiing until 2011, when she decided to switch competing in biathlon.
At the 2013 Junior World Championships in Obertilliach, she became the relay champion alongside teammates Victoria Slivko and Uliana Kaisheva. In the same championship, she won bronze in the sprint, was 11th in the pursuit and 24th in the individual race. In 2014, at the U21 European Championships, she took second place in the sprint and became the champion in the pursuit.
Mironova made her World Cup debut in the 2016-17 season in Pyeongchang, finishing 64th in the sprint held on 2 March 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports.ru/biathlon/1048928235.html|title=Кубок мира. Спринт. Дальмайер победила, Экхофф – 2-я, Акимова – 34-я|website=www.sports.ru|date=2 March 2017 }}
In the 2017-18 season, Mironova took part in seven out of nine stages. Her best result was 9th in the Hochfilzen sprint.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports.ru/biathlon/1058208608.html|title=Кубок мира. Спринт. Домрачева победила, Кузьмина – 2-я, Миронова – 9-я, Юрлова – 11-я|website=www.sports.ru|date=8 December 2017 }} By the end of the season, she was named rookie of the year by the International Biathlon Union.{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/sport/5063693|title=Российская биатлонистка Миронова признана лучшим новичком года в сезоне|website=www.tass.ru}}
Svetlana competed in the 2019 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, finishing 31st in the sprint, 25th in the pursuit and 33rd in the individual race.
Mironova made to her first World Cup podium at 13 December 2019 in the sprint race in Hochfilzen.{{cite web|url=https://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/dorothea-wierer-victorious-in-hochfilzen-sprint|title=Dorothea Wierer victorious in Hochfilzen Sprint|website=www.biathlonworld.com}} She also finished 2nd at the same stage in the women's relay.
On 10 January 2021, Mironova played an instrumental part in the Russian mixed relay gold medal (alongside Uliana Kaisheva, Alexander Loginov and Eduard Latypov) at the World Cup in Oberhof, ending the anti-record 43-race podiumless streak for the Russian biathletes.{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/sport/5063693|title=Eduard Latypov Anchors Russia to Mixed Relay Triumph|website=www.biathlonworld.com}}
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
=Olympic Games=
1 medal (1 silver)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| Event
!style="width:70px;"|Individual !style="width:70px;"|Sprint !style="width:70px;"|Pursuit !style="width:70px;"|Mass start !style="width:70px;"|Relay !Mixed relay |
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| colspan=7|Representing {{flagIOC|ROC|2022 Winter}} Russian Olympic Committee |
| align=left |{{flagicon|China}} 2022 Beijing
| 23rd | 47th | 41st | ― | style="background:silver;"| Silver | ― |
=World Championships=
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| Event
! Individual ! Sprint ! Pursuit ! {{nowrap|Mass start}} ! Relay ! {{nowrap|Mixed relay}} ! {{nowrap|Single mixed relay}} |
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| colspan=8| Representing {{flagicon|RUS}} Russia |
| align=left | {{flagicon|SWE}} 2019 Östersund
| 33rd | 31st | 25th | — | 5th | — | — |
| align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} 2020 Antholz-Anterselva
| 22nd | 38th | 21st | — | 8th | — | — |
| colspan=8| Representing Russian Biathlon Union |
| align=left | {{flagicon|SLO}} 2021 Pokljuka
| 5th | 64th | — | 19th | 11th | 9th | — |
=Junior/Youth World Championships=
2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)
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!Event !style="width:70px;"|Individual !style="width:70px;"|Sprint !style="width:70px;"|Pursuit !style="width:70px;"|Relay |
| align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} 2013 Obertilliach
| 24th | style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze | 11th | style="background:gold;"| Gold |
| align=left |{{flagicon|USA}} 2014 Presque Isle
| — | 15th | 31st | — |
References
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External links
- {{IBU name|BTRUS22202199401}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204064645/http://www.biathlonworld.com/en/profile.html/do/showathlete?IBUId=BTRUS12108198701 Profile on biathlonworld.com]
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Category:Russian female biathletes
Category:Sportspeople from Tomsk Oblast
Category:Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic biathletes for Russia
Category:Olympic medalists in biathlon
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the Russian Olympic Committee athletes